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100 1 _aJanin, Jules Gabriel,
_d1804-1874
245 1 0 _aContes, Nouvelles et Recits
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
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 2004-06-01
505 0 _aTout de bon coeur -- L'Épagneul maître d'école -- Mlle de Malboissière -- Mlle de Launay -- Zémire -- Versailles -- Le Poète en voyage -- La reine Marguerite.
508 _aProduced by Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr
520 _a"Contes, Nouvelles et Recits" by Jules Gabriel Janin is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The anthology opens with a tale that explores themes of suffering, justice, and the supernatural, featuring characters such as a cruel bailiff and the devil. The stories reflect the socio-political climate of the time, highlighting the struggles of the common people against oppressive authority. The opening of the book introduces a harrowing narrative about a desolate region ravaged by war and tyranny, governed by a malevolent bailiff who brings despair to the villages under his control. As the narrative unfolds, the bailiff encounters the devil during a grim journey, leading to a series of dark and ironic exchanges that illustrate the bailiff's greed and moral decay. The story sets a stern tone, juxtaposing the bailiff's heartless actions with the suffering of the villagers, ultimately culminating in a twist of fate that evokes themes of justice—a moral underpinning suggesting that cruelty and tyranny may lead to one's downfall. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, French
653 _aFrench fiction -- 19th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12566
999 _c53984
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