
PAR
ŒUVRES DE GEORGE SAND PARUES DANS LA COLLECTION MICHEL LÉVY
A MADAME ALBERT BIGNON
I. Lettre de Comtois à sa femme.
II. Narration.
III
IV. Suite de la lettre de d'Argères.
V. Lettre de d'Argères à Descombes.
VI. Narration.
VII
A tender, epistolary opening draws us into the world of a weary servant who has just left the employ of a demanding count. In a quiet moment he writes to his wife, confessing his relief at escaping a stifling atmosphere and hinting at the uncertainty of his next step. The narrative instantly evokes the rolling French countryside of the mid‑nineteenth century, where loyalty, ambition, and the yearning for a simpler life intersect.
Through his candid voice the novel explores love not as a fleeting romance but as a steady, mature bond tested by social constraints and personal doubts. As he seeks a new position with a mysterious gentleman, listeners will feel the tension between duty and desire, and the promise of fresh horizons that may yet reshape his marriage. The author’s elegant prose, rich in introspection and subtle humor, invites an intimate listening experience that lingers long after the first chapter ends.
Language
fr
Duration
~5 hours (343K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Distributed Proofreading team at DP-test Italia. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2019-11-29
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1804–1876
A fearless French novelist of the Romantic era, she wrote with unusual freedom about love, society, and country life. Her books helped make her one of the most famous and widely read women writers of 19th-century Europe.
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