02101cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500160014726400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950802300038052010780061053400450168865300350173385600430176817184UtSlPG20260610133412.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aGastyne, Jules de,d1847-192013aLe lys noir 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-11-29  aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Distributed Proofreaders of Europe. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr  a"Le lys noir" by Jules de Gastyne is a grand dramatic novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the tumultuous life of Jacques de Brécourt, a young man in deep emotional turmoil, driven by his unrequited love for the beautiful Laurence de Frémilly. As Brécourt grapples with heartbreak and despair, the narrative explores themes of love, betrayal, and the societal pressures of the time.  The opening of the novel introduces us to a frigid night in Paris, where Jacques de Brécourt emerges from a house, visibly distressed and contemplating suicide by the Seine. His anguish stems from the sudden end of his engagement to Laurence, whom he professes to love deeply. As he runs through the streets, he seeks solace from his friend Mareuil, revealing the haunting pain of his lost love. This initial scene sets a tone of tragedy and longing, suggesting that Jacques’s emotional struggles will be at the heart of the unfolding drama, intertwined with family expectations and societal constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFrench fiction -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17184