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100	1		_aAbout, Edmond, _d1828-1885
245	1	0	_aGermaine
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2006-04-01
508			_aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
520			_a"Germaine" by Edmond About is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the struggles of the La Tour d'Embleuse family, particularly focusing on Germaine, the daughter who is gravely ill and entwined in her parents' turbulent lives as they confront their financial decline and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in the grand Hôtel de Sanglié in Paris where the baron provides a glimpse into the domestic life of the aristocracy and its servitude. We witness the interactions among the household staff as they speculate on their master's wealth. Contrasting this domestic bliss, the narrative shifts to the duchess, Germaine’s mother, who is described with poignant detail as she grapples with poverty and the welfare of her ill daughter. The text introduces a central conflict when the family’s aristocratic identity collides with pressing financial struggles, leading to a desperate conversation about the potential marriage of Germaine to a wealthy suitor, sharpening themes of love, sacrifice, and social class. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFrench fiction -- 19th century
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18092
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