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100 1 _aAicard, Jean,
_d1848-1921
245 1 3 _aLe fameux chevalier Gaspard de Besse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-07
508 _aVéronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
520 _a"Le fameux chevalier Gaspard de Besse : ses dernières aventures" by Jean Aicard is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Gaspard de Besse, a bandit of noble intentions, as he contemplates his past and future while imprisoned, seeking both redemption and escape. The narrative promises to explore themes of social justice and morality through the lens of Gaspard's adventures and interactions with various characters. The opening portion introduces Gaspard as he reflects on his life in a dark prison cell, where he passes time reading and contemplating his circumstances. We learn that he views his criminal acts as a means of achieving justice for the oppressed, despite the moral conflicts that arise from his position as a thief. Gaspard is gradually painted as a complex character with noble aspirations in the harsh reality of life, while he also interacts with his fellow prisoners and contemplates his love for a noblewoman, all while plotting his escape. The stage is set for his adventures that intertwine personal redemption and societal critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Ernest Flammarion, 1919
653 _aHistorical fiction
653 _aBrigands and robbers -- Fiction
653 _aProvence (France) -- Fiction
653 _aBouis, Gaspard, 1757-1781 -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k113282c
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73118
999 _c113843
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