02207cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500350015426400510018930000470024033600260028733700260031333800360033950000310037550800260040652012460043253400450167865300330172365300170175670000480177385600430182199900170186415881UtSlPG20260610133355.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCable, George Washington,d1844-192514aThe Flower of the Chapdelaines 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-05-23  aProduced by Al Haines  a"The Flower of the Chapdelaines" by George Washington Cable is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in New Orleans, the story revolves around a young lawyer named Geoffry Chester who becomes intrigued by a beautiful young woman, Aline Chapdelaine, as well as the lives of those around her, including her two aunts and several members of the local Creole community. Themes of love, heritage, and the complexities of social interactions among different races in a culturally rich setting are central to the narrative.  At the start of the novel, Chester encounters Aline and her companion, a young Black boy, on the streets of New Orleans, instantly captivated by her grace and beauty. His curiosity leads him to meet Marcel Castanado, a costumer who possesses an old manuscript connected to Aline's history. The opening chapters present Chester's inner conflicts regarding his attraction to Aline and the social dynamics at play in the racially diverse and historically layered environment of New Orleans. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of these characters and their intertwined fates as the story unfolds, hinting at themes of love, art, and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew Orleans (La.) -- Fiction  aLove stories1 aYohn, F. C.q(Frederick Coffay),d1875-193340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15881  c57269d57269