The Miller of Angibault

Sand, George, 1804-1876Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.8
Word count
645K words
Chapters
65

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Foreign Language Books Foreign Literature Common FolkLove EntanglementsMarriage ViewsSocial CritiqueClass DivideRealismSocial ObservationFrench CountrysidePastoral SettingFemale Perspective

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Le meunier d'Angibault by George SandAuthor: Sand, George, 1804-1876,Language: French, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Oct 29, 2004

Editor's review

Le meunier d'Angibault is a French novel by George Sand, released as a public-domain eBook by Project Gutenberg. It continues the author's focus on rural life and human feeling, unfolding character relationships and social observation around a mill, in a narrative rhythm characteristic of 19th-century French literature. For Chinese readers, its main value is access to George Sand's fiction in the original—its idealistic coloring in rural themes and its character portrayal. The barrier is the French text and period context: names, places, and social customs require patience. Suitable as supplementary foreign-language reading for French literature courses, or for readers with some French who are interested in Sand's work and prefer slow reading. Those seeking fast-paced plot may find the narration leisurely.

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Reading tips

  1. First get oriented to the characters' relationships and the mill as a spatial setting, then enter the text.
  2. Read a small number of chapters each day; take brief notes on names and places to avoid confusion.
  3. Read alongside materials on George Sand's life and 19th-century French rural society.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or the original French? According to the data, the language is French; it is a public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg, not a Chinese translation, so French reading ability is required.
Can I read this without any French? Reading the original directly is difficult. First find a Chinese translation to follow the story, then read selected passages against the original; if reading only the electronic original, basic French is recommended.
Is this book suitable for classroom use? It can serve as supplementary original-text material in French literature courses, but teachers should provide background explanation and language support; it is not suitable as an unguided self-study introduction.

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About the author

Sand, George, 1804-1876 Author

George Sand (1804–1876) was a French novelist. The library holds seventy-six of her works, including volumes one and three of Consuelo, The Devil's Pool, Mauprat, La petite Fadette, and the first part of Histoire de ma Vie, as well as her correspondence with Gustave Flaubert. Because source materials are limited, details of her life and her assigned categories are not fully recorded. Judging from the works available, her writing combines a rural, pastoral atmosphere with social observation, often set against country life and depicting the emotions and fortunes of ordinary people with delicate, sympathetic strokes; her letters record her exchanges and intellectual ties with literary figures of her time. These works hold a place in nineteenth-century French literature.