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100 1 _aSand, George,
_d1804-1876
245 1 3 _aUn hiver à Majorque
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-01-13
508 _aProduced by George Sand project PM, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica).
520 _a"Un hiver à Majorque" by George Sand is a reflective travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the author's experiences during a winter spent on the Balearic island of Majorca, focusing on themes of travel, introspection, and the cultural observations of the island's inhabitants. Sand addresses the personal motivations behind travel, questioning the desires that compel individuals to explore distant lands while reflecting on the contrasts between fleeting enjoyment and meaningful connection to place. At the start of the book, George Sand introduces herself to a friend, discussing the allure of travel and her reflections on her experiences in Majorca. She contemplates the reasons for a person's desire to travel, suggesting it may stem from a need to escape life's burdens or find solace in a new environment. Sand recounts her arrival in Palma, Majorca, describing the lack of hospitality and the difficulty of finding suitable accommodations, which sets the tone for her critical observations about the island's culture, climate, and the peculiarities of its inhabitants. The opening establishes a vivid yet nuanced perspective on both the allure and disillusionment of travel, foreshadowing the themes that will unfold throughout her journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSand, George, 1804-1876 -- Travel -- Spain -- Majorca
653 _aFrench -- Spain -- Majorca -- History -- 19th century
653 _aNovelists, French -- 19th century -- Biography
653 _aMajorca (Spain) -- Description and travel
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14688
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