02378cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500990014626400510024530000470029633600260034333700260036933800360039550000310043150801020046252013130056453400450187765300580192265300240198085600430200499900170204745424UtSlPG20260610134037.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aDumas, Alexandre,d1802-187010aTaking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant :bA Historical Story of the Great French Revolution 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-04-17  aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Taking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the tumultuous period of the French Revolution, focusing on the character of Ange Pitou, a peasant boy who becomes embroiled in the unfolding events and strives to find his place amidst the chaos. Dumas weaves a tale of heroism, societal change, and the quest for liberty, encapsulated in the dramatic moment of storming the Bastille.  The opening portion of the novel introduces us to a young man named Gilbert, who ventures through the snow-covered countryside to find a peasant woman, Madeline Pitou. He brings with him an infant to be raised at her cottage, a child whose birth has been surrounded by tragedy as both parents have died. As Gilbert entrusts the child to Madeline, he expresses both hope and sorrow for the boy's future. Through his interactions with Madeline and her family, we see the warmth and complexities of rural life, as well as the undercurrents of change looming on the horizon. The introduction sets the stage for the emergence of the protagonist, Ange Pitou, hinting at themes of loss, parental bonds, and the significant impact of the upcoming revolution on personal and societal levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction  aBastille -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45424  c86263d86263