Madame Thérèse

Erckmann-ChatrianProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.5
Word count
324K words
Chapters
33

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature War TraumaFranco-Prussian WarLove EntanglementsMoral DilemmaRural NarrativeHeartwarming NarrativeTurbulent Era19th CenturyAlsaceOrdinary 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.Madame Thérèse by Erckmann-ChatrianAuthor: Erckmann-Chatrian,Language: French, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jul 10, 2007

Editor's review

Madame Thérèse is a French novel co-written by Erckmann-Chatrian, a public-domain work in the Project Gutenberg free ebook collection. Classified as French literature, it serves as an accessible entry point to nineteenth-century French narrative prose. Erckmann-Chatrian are known for historical novels and regional stories; this volume is moderate in length and its language carries the flavor of its era, offering readers an authentic French reading experience. For learners of French who wish to build reading volume starting from shorter texts, this work helps familiarize them with nineteenth-century French expression and narrative rhythm; for readers studying French popular fiction or the historical novel, it can serve as supplementary reading on the duo's style. Note that the book is in the original French and the electronic edition is a public-domain transcription; it is best read for language learning or as literary-historical reference rather than for the pleasures of a modern bestseller.

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Reading tips

  1. Read through once for the storyline, then a second time to look up vocabulary and note nineteenth-century French expressions.
  2. Read alongside a Chinese or English translation to ease comprehension of the original.
  3. Set a fixed number of pages per day and, after each session, retell the chapter in a few sentences to reinforce understanding.
  4. Pay attention to dialogue and historical background descriptions to appreciate how the co-authors divided the narrative.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or French? According to the source, the book is in French, a public-domain work of French literature published as an ebook by Project Gutenberg. No Chinese translation is provided, so readers need some French reading ability. If your French is weak, reading alongside a translation is recommended.
What kind of author duo is Erckmann-Chatrian? Erckmann-Chatrian is the joint pen name of two French writers known for historical novels and regional stories. This book is published under that name. The source gives no further biographical details; readers may regard it as a representative signature of nineteenth-century French popular and historical narrative.
What are the features of the Project Gutenberg edition? Project Gutenberg is the earliest free ebook project, founded by Michael Hart in 1971. This electronic edition was released in 2007 as a public-domain transcription, freely accessible and easy to read offline. The layout is mainly plain text, usually without modern annotations or introductions, so readers must supply background material themselves.

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About the author

Erckmann-Chatrian Author

Erckmann-Chatrian is the shared pen name of the French writers Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian, who collaborated over many years and published under this joint name. Public information about their nationality, birth and death dates, and personal lives is limited, so no speculation is offered here. Judging from the seventeen works held in the collection, their writing draws largely on modern French warfare and rural life. Representative works include The Conscript: A Story of the French War of 1813, Waterloo: A Sequel to The Conscript of 1813, and The Invasion of France in 1814, which centre on conscription, the Battle of Waterloo, the blockade of Phalsburg, and the plebiscite, alongside regional and legendary tales such as L'Ami Fritz and Contes de la Montagne. Their works often present wartime experience from ordinary people's perspective, in a realistic style with a folk-narrative flavour, and are commonly classified under inspirational growth in Chinese book catalogues.