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Two years after his wife's death, Germain is encouraged to move on and find a new woman and home to accommodate his three growing children. He travels to visit a single woman who is eager to start a new family.
Following his daughter's death, Père Maurice has provided constant support for his son-in-law Germain. But after two years, he pushes him to find a new wife. Germain is a young man with three children in need of a mother. Maurice sends him...
2) Consuelo
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Considered to be George Sand's masterpiece, “Consuelo” tells the riveting story of a gypsy singer who goes on to become one of the great contemporary opera singers. Set in mid-19th century Venice, Austria, and Bohemia, “Consuelo” takes the reader on an emotional and groundbreaking story of love and music.
George Sand was one of the most important writers of the 19th century. She boldly wrote of women like herself. Women who knew what they...
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"The Tower of Percemont" by George Sand, a luminary of French literature, is a remarkable narrative set against the backdrop of the French Third Republic. This gripping novel unfolds in the scenic Auvergne region of France, interweaving the socio-political changes post-Paris Commune with the tale of a provincial lawyer embodying the rising middle-class. As the story unfolds, you'll journey into a compelling exploration of republicanism and patriarchal...
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Little Fadette was originally published in 1849. It forms part of George Sand's series of pastoral novels that evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes The Devil's Pool, François the Waif, and The Bagpipers. Little Fadette is a coming of age tale that tells the story of Fadette, destitute granddaughter of the village witch, and her well-off neighbours, the twins Landry and Sylvinet.
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The Bagpipers is a novel by George Sand, first published in 1853. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and François the Waif, which are also available from Hawthorne Classics. The Bagpipers tells the story of two sets of lovers who struggle to find their place in the rural societies of 19th-century France.
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François the Waif is a short novel by George Sand, first published in 1848. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke on the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and The Bagpipers. François the Waif tells the story of the foundling, François, and his life with his adopted mother Madeleine.
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In "The Marquis de Villemer," acclaimed author George Sand intricately weaves a tale of love, society, and self-discovery set in the backdrop of 19th-century France. This provocative narrative showcases Sand's keen observations on the class dynamics of her time, offering a profound exploration of the human spirit that continues to resonate today. Readers find themselves transported to a world of elegance and charm, where the complexities of love and...
8) Mauprat
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Mauprat is a novel by the French novelist George Sand about love and education. It was published in serial form in April and May 1837.Like many of Sand's novels, Mauprat borrows from various fictional genres - the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction and the historical novel. The novel's plot has been called a plot of female socialization, in which the hero is taught by the heroine how to live peacefully in society....
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