02098cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500290014426400510017330000470022433600260027133700260029733800360032350000310035950802410039052010460063153400450167765300140172285600430173699900170177917551UtSlPG20260610133417.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aUzanne, Octave,d1851-193113aLe calendrier de Vénus 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2006-01-19 aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) a"Le calendrier de Vénus" by Octave Uzanne is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The story delves into themes of love, desire, and the complexities of human relationships as seen through the lens of a witty and often cynical narrator. The characters explore their passions and intricacies of romance amid societal norms, with particular focus on the pursuits of a self-aware libertine. The opening of the work introduces the protagonist, who reflects on his past romantic encounters and the nature of love. He describes a poignant encounter with a young maid named Babette, who serves as a catalyst for his thoughts on passion and infidelity. The protagonist's musings are laced with humor and irony as he navigates through his relationships, hinting at underlying tensions stemming from inconstancy and desire. He conveys a sense of liberation from traditional romantic expectations while revealing the interplay between affection, memory, and the fleeting nature of pleasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aVignettes40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17551 c58937d58937