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About Maria Chapdelaine "He knew she was one of those women who, giving themselves, give wholly, reckoning not the cost; love of body and of soul, strength of arm in the daily task, the unmeasured devotion of a spirit that does not waver." Maria Chapdelaine is a novel by French... Read Full Overview

A young woman living with her family on the frontier in Quebec, Maria endures the hardships of isolation and climate and must choose between three suitors.

Maria Chapdelaine , the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author's experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. A young woman living with her family on the Quebec frontier, Maria endures the hardships... Read Full Overview

Ce livre num?rique comporte une table des mati?res dynamique. Il est parfaitement mise en page pour une lecture sur liseuse ?lectronique.Dans un petit village du Lac Saint-Jean, au nord de la ville de Qu?bec, la jeune Maria doit faire son choix entre trois pr?tendants : Fran?ois... Read Full Overview

Fille de pionniers qui travaillent r duire l'immensit de la for t canadienne, Maria Chapdelaine a les r ves de ses dix-huit ans: suivre Fran ois Paradis, un trappeur dont elle est devenue amoureuse et qui a promis de l' pouser son retour, le printemps venu. Mais, la veille... Read Full Overview

Maria a dix-huit ans et vit sur une terre de colonisation au Lac Saint-Jean. Trois hommes la courtisent, trois destins s'offrent a Maria: Francois Paradis, Lorenzo Surprenant et Eutrope Gagnon. Le premier est un bucheron epris de liberte, le second est citadin aux Etats-Unis... Read Full Overview

"Maria Chapdelaine" est un roman crit par Louis H mon, un crivain fran ais. Publi en 1916, ce roman est consid r comme l'une des oeuvres les plus importantes de la litt rature qu b coise. L'histoire se d roule dans le contexte du Canada rural et suit la vie de Maria Chapdelaine,... Read Full Overview

Nominated for the Governor General's Literary Awards 2005, (Children's Literature, Illustration) As a work of art, as an insight into history, and as a moving story of survival in the midst of pitiless nature, Maria Chapdelaine has cast its spell over millions of readers around... Read Full Overview

Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both... Read Full Overview

Maria Chapdelaine est un roman r dig en 1913 par l' crivain fran ais Louis H mon, alors r sident au Qu bec. Il y raconte la vie d'une famille qui tente de s' tablir en milieu rural. Bien qu' crit au Qu bec, la premi re publication de Maria Chapdelaine se fera en France, en 1913,... Read Full Overview

Maria Chapdelaine