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100 1 _aGautier, Théophile,
_d1811-1872
245 1 0 _aPartie carrée
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partie_carr%C3%A9e_(Th%C3%A9ophile_Gautier)
500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-11
508 _aProduced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif 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) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Partie carrée" by Théophile Gautier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in Folkstone, England, focusing primarily on the character of Geordie, the hotelier of the only tavern in the village, the "Lion Rouge". The novel presents a blend of humor, human nature, and social commentary, as it navigates Geordie's interactions with a mysterious traveler who upends his usual routine. The opening of "Partie carrée" introduces us to a damp November morning in Folkstone, where Geordie stands outside his inn, lost in thoughts of profit and property. His reverie is interrupted by the brash arrival of a stranger, who rudely engages him by striking his belly, leading to a humorous exchange that reveals both men’s character and motivations. As Geordie navigates this encounter, his assumptions about the stranger's social status are challenged, culminating in a transaction regarding a carriage. This beginning sets the stage for a larger narrative intertwined with themes of deception, identity, and the allure of social appearances. (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/34285
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