
HÉLIKA - MEMOIRE D'UN VIEUX MAÎTRE D'ÉCOLE - PAR LE - Dr. CHS. DeGUISE
LA RÉUNION D'AMIS.
LE VOYAGE
LE LAC.
HÉLIKA.
LA CONFESSION.
DANS LES BOIS.
DANS LA TRIBU.
L'ENLÈVEMENT
PLAISIRS DE LA VENGEANCE
Through the warm glow of a long‑awaited reunion, an aging schoolmaster looks back on the friendships forged in the cramped classrooms of his youth. He recalls the enigmatic figure of the village teacher, a man marked by a scar yet endowed with gentle eyes and a mastery of several languages, whose kindness left an indelible impression on his pupils. The narrative weaves together the laughter of childhood games and the bittersweet awareness that time has softened, but not erased, those early bonds.
When the former classmates finally track down their old mentor, now living as a hermit on the outskirts of the village, they find him humbled yet still radiant with gratitude for their unexpected support. Their evening together revives long‑lost memories, and the teacher’s grateful toast hints at deeper regrets that will later surface in a manuscript he has penned. Listeners are invited to share in this tender portrait of loyalty, loss, and the quiet power of recollection.
Language
fr
Duration
~6 hours (345K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Renald Levesque and La bibliothèque Nationale du Québec
Release date
2004-08-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1827–1884
A 19th-century Quebec physician who also wrote fiction, he is best remembered for French-language works such as Hélika and Le Cap au Diable. His writing carries a strong sense of place and memory, rooted in Canadian life of his era.
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