02157cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500800014626400510022630000470027733600260032433700260035033800360037650000310041250801090044352011630055253400450171565300350176085600430179599900170183823289UtSlPG20260610133532.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aCazotte, Jacques,d1719-179213aLe Diable amoureux; L'Honneur perdu et recouvré; Rachel ou la belle juive 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-11-02  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net)  a"Le Diable amoureux; L'Honneur perdu et recouvré; Rachel ou la belle juive" by Jacques Cazotte is a collection of fantastical narratives written in the mid-18th century. The book includes a blend of magical realism and social commentary, primarily focused on themes of love, desire, and the supernatural. The first tale introduces the character Alvare, a young captain in Naples, who becomes embroiled in mystical encounters that blur the lines between reality and fantasy.  The opening of the collection presents Alvare engaging in discussions with companions about the cabala and magic. He displays an eagerness to learn from a mysterious figure known as Soberano, who entices him into the world of spirits and the occult. Following a fateful decision to invoke a spirit, Alvare experiences a terrifying vision, leading to his eventual association with a spirit named Biondetta. As the narrative unfolds, Alvare’s growing fascination with Biondetta intertwines with a journey marked by enchantment, danger, and moral dilemmas, setting the stage for further exploration of the complexities of love and fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFrench fiction -- 18th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23289  c64341d64341