Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country by Louis Hémon
"Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country" by Louis Hémon is a romance novel written in 1913. Set in rural Quebec, the story follows Maria after the sudden death of the man she loves. She must choose between two suitors—one offering an exciting life in the city, the other representing the familiar countryside. Written by a French journalist who lived on a Quebec farm gathering stories, this novel became
a beloved classic before its author tragically died in a train accident, never knowing of his book's success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hémon, Louis, 1880-1913 |
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| Translator | Blake, W. H. (William Hume), 1861-1924 |
| Title | Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Chapdelaine |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Québecois fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Québec (Province) -- Fiction |
| Subject | French-Canadians -- Fiction |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 4383 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 558 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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