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In Honore de Balzac's novella "The Village Rector," a French village serves as the backdrop. The protagonist of the story is Abbe Francois Birotteau, the loved and respected local rector. The dynamics of the village shift with the advent of a new prefect, Monsieur de Rastignac... Read Full Overview

""The Village Rector"" is a novel written by Honore De Balzac that tells the story of a young and idealistic priest named Francois Birotteau who is appointed as the rector of a small village in France. Birotteau is determined to improve the lives of his parishioners and to bring... Read Full Overview

Der Roman "Der Dorfpfarrer" (1841) entf hrt den Leser in das l ndliche Leben Frankreichs. Im Mittelpunkt der Erz hlung steht die junge V ronique, die den Arbeiter Jean liebt, von ihrem Vater aber zu einer Ehe mit dem wohlhabenden Graslin gezwungen wird. V ronique und Jean beschlie... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

HONOR DE BALZAC (1799-1850), est le fils de Bernard-Fran ois Balssa, secr taire au Conseil du roi, directeur des vivres, adjoint au maire et administrateur de l'hospice de Tours, et d'Anne-Charlotte-Laure Sallambier, issue d'une famille de passementiers du Marais. Bernard-Fran... Read Full Overview

Monseigneur, dit l'abb de Grancour, tout est inutile, et nous aurons la douleur de voir mourir ce malheureux Tascheron en impie, il crachera sur le crucifix, il reniera tout, m me l'enfer... Quand Tascheron doit-il tre ex cut ? demanda l' v que.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Limoges, un crime meut la population: un vieil avare nomm Pingret a t vol et assassin . Le coupable est arr t , un ouvrier porcelainier du nom de Tascheron, originaire du village voisin de Mont gnac. Il nie d'abord farouchement, mais sous l'exhortation du cur de Mont gnac,... Read Full Overview

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Village Rector

Fille unique de ferrailleurs forains auvergnats qui sont parvenus force d' conomie lui accumuler une importante dot, V ronique Graslin pouse un riche banquier de Limoges, qui la n glige au profit de ses affaires. Sa beaut particuli re attire autour d'elle des l ments de... Read Full Overview