Genevieve: Or Peasant Love And Sorrow (1850)

By Alphonse de Lamartine

Book Overview

Genevieve: Or Peasant Love And Sorrow is a novel written by French author Alphonse De Lamartine and published in 1850. The story is set in a rural village in France and follows the life of Genevieve, a young peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy nobleman named Count Octave. Despite their social differences, Genevieve and Octave begin a secret romantic relationship, which is eventually discovered by Octave's family. The couple is torn apart and Genevieve is forced to marry a poor farmer named Pierre. The novel explores the themes of love, social class, and the struggles of the working class in 19th century France. It is considered a classic of French literature and a masterpiece of romanticism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165376148
• ISBN13: 9781165376148
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"