The Masterpieces of George Sand. Volume 5

The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 1 (of 2)

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. EGUZON II. THE MANOR OF CHTEAUBRUN III. MONSIEUR CARDONNET IV. THE VISION V. THE DRIBE VI. JEAN THE CARPENTER VII. THE ARREST VIII. GILBERTE IX. MONSIEUR ANTOINE X. A GOOD ACTION XI. A GHOST XII. INDUSTRIAL DIPLOMACY XIII. THE STRUGGLE XIV. FIRST LOVE XV. THE STAIRCASE XVI. THE TALISMAN XVII. THAW XVIII. STORM XIX. THE PORTRAIT XX. THE FORTRESS OF CROZANT XXI. MONSIEUR ANTOINE'S NAP XXII. INTRIGUE XXIII. THE DEVIL'S ROCK A fresh young voice was singing, or rather humming, at a little distance, one of those sweet melodies, which are peculiar to the country. And the chtelain's daughter, the bachelor's child, whose mother's name was a mystery to the whole neighborhood, appeared at the corner of a clump of eglantine, as lovely as the loveliest wild flower of that charming solitude. I wrote the Sin of Monsieur Antoine in the country, during a season of tranquillity, outward and inward, such as seldom occurs in one's life. It was in 1845, a period when criticism of society, as it was, and dreams of an ideal society attained in the press a degree of freedom of development comparable to that of the eighteenth century. Some day, perhaps, people will find it difficult to believe the trivial but exceedingly characteristic fact I am about to mention. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 67460
Author: Sand, George
Release Date: Feb 21, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: G. Barrie & son
Publication Date: 1900
Publisher Country: United States

Contributors

Illustrator: Vidal, Pierre, 1849-1929?
Translator: Ives, George Burnham, 1856-1930