Histoire comique by Anatole France
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"Histoire comique" by Anatole France is a short story published in 1903. Young actress Félicie Nanteuil finds herself at the center of a scandal when her jealous lover, a modest actor named Chevalier, confronts her and her aristocratic suitor with a revolver. The aftermath of his desperate act triggers a controversy involving the church and theatrical society. Through this dramatic incident, France explores the intersection of passion, social status, and the peculiar
world of Parisian theater life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | France, Anatole, 1844-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Histoire comique |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_comique_(Anatole_France) |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) Character set for HTML: UTF-8 |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- 20th century |
| Subject | Actors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Romance fiction, French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 17345 |
| Release Date | Dec 18, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 13, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 377 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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