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100	1		_aCalmettes, Fernand, _d1846-1914
240	1	0	_aBrave fille. English
245	1	2	_aA fisher girl of France
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aIllustrated by the author.
500			_aRelease date is 2026-05-10
508			_aSusan E., David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"A fisher girl of France" by Fernand Calmettes is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows Elise Hénin, a capable young fisherwoman, and her little brother Firmin as they join their cousin Florimond’s herring sloop, facing harsh seas, crew prejudice, and moral trials; a loyal suitor, Silvere, and a quarrelsome sailor, Barnabé, sharpen the human tensions. Expect maritime adventure grounded in family devotion, courage, and the rough rhythms of North Sea fishing. The opening of the story introduces Elise and Firmin visiting their mother’s grave before shipping out, Elise refusing Silvere’s proposal until Firmin is grown. A dockside feud between Silvere and Barnabé distracts the crew, the sloop runs aground, the men turn on Elise and throw her overboard, and she is rescued by Chrétien; when a great wave hits, Elise takes the helm and helps float the boat free. At sea, she nurses a wounded Barnabé, wins reluctant respect, and steadies a near-mutiny as the crew struggles to find herring off Scotland. When a herring “scum” finally appears, a dense fog rolls in; a boat sent to adjust the nets becomes lost, Firmin stubbornly clings to a float, and a thieving Flemish flambart begins stealing the nets. In the mêlée, Firmin is hauled aboard the flambart; the two vessels collide and part, and Florimond, with a damaged bow, refuses Elise’s plea to tack back. The sloop races for home as coastal squalls gather and the dangerous Vergoyer shoals loom, leaving Elise desperate and the crew bracing for the storm. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1892
653			_aFrance -- Fiction
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/fishergirloffran00calmiala
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78652
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