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100 1 _aBourget, Paul,
_d1852-1935
240 1 2 _aL'émigré. English
245 1 4 _aThe weight of the name
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-29
508 _aDagny and Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Weight of the Name" by Paul Bourget is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows Landri de Claviers-Grandchamp, a young nobleman torn between his aristocratic upbringing and his passionate love for a widow named Valentine Olier. The book explores themes of love, class hierarchy, and personal identity against the backdrop of French society. At the start of the novel, Landri arrives at a clandestine meeting with Valentine, a woman he has loved silently for three years, despite their complex social circumstances. He grapples with his feelings and the pressure of his noble lineage while expressing his intent to propose to her. Valentine, though moved, reveals her own insecurities about their differing social statuses, ultimately refusing his proposal due to the potential implications of marrying a man of his name. This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the characters' emotional struggles and societal expectations, hinting at the larger conflicts that will unfold as their relationship develops. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Little, Brown, and Company, 1908
653 _aFrench fiction -- Translations into English
700 1 _aIves, George Burnham,
_d1856-1930
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008672393
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68859
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