03550cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500620014626400510020830000470025933600260030633700260033233800360035850000310039450509590042550802030138452011490158753400450273665300230278165300180280465300170282265300300283965300390286965300650290865300240297365300550299770000280305285600430308099900170312312487UtSlPG20260610133310.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aBlémont, Emile,d1839-192710aA quoi tient l'amour? :bContes de France et d'Amérique 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-06-010 aI. A QUOI TIENT L'AMOUR: Lucile Fraisier. Le Mariage d'Octave. La Demoiselle du Moulin. Par une Nuit de Neige. La Strettina. La Vieille au Chien noir. La Désespérée. Une vraie Française. -- II. CONTES DE FRANCE: Le jeune Alexis. Nouvelle manière de coller les Timbres-Poste. La Veillée. Ernest, coiffeur. Le Péché. Un Fantaisiste. Soeur Sainte-Ursule. La Foire de Ménilmontant. La Messe des Anges. Les derniers jours de Pécuchet. -- III. ESQUISSES AMÉRICAINES D'APRÈS MARK TWAIN: Histoire du méchant petit garçon qui ne fut jamais puni. La célèbre Grenouille sauteuse de Calaveras. Le Journalisme dans le Tennessee. La «Petite Femme vive» du Juge. Comment je devins une fois Directeur d'une Feuille rurale. Avis aux bonnes petites filles. Concernant les Femmes de Chambre. L'infortuné jeune homme d'Aurélie. Le cas de Johnny Greer. Réponse d'un rédacteur en chef à un jeune journaliste. Pour guérir un rhume.  aProduced by Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr  a"A quoi tient l'amour?" by Emile Blémont is a collection of short stories set in the late 19th century, exploring themes of love and social dynamics in both France and America. The narrative introduces the central character, François Rouillon, a man wrestling with his feelings for Lucile Fraisier against the backdrop of personal ambition and societal expectations, hinting at complex relationships and moral dilemmas.  At the start of the book, the idyllic setting of Verval-sur-Orle is established, contrasting with François Rouillon, who is troubled and deeply introspective. As he walks through his garden, he grapples with an urgent need to confront Lucile about their emotionally charged relationship. The narrative hints at Rouillon's past experiences with love and unrequited feelings, which have shaped his current situation. Through a chance encounter with Lucile's family, the desires and conflicts surrounding potential marriage proposals emerge, laying the groundwork for the evolving love story that intertwines the characters' fates against societal and romantic expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistorical fiction  aShort stories  aLove stories  aParis (France) -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aFrance -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction  aFamilies -- Fiction  aTwain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Translations into French1 aTwain, Mark,d1835-191040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12487  c53905d53905