Jacquou le Croquant by Eugène Le Roy
"Jacquou le Croquant" by Eugène Le Roy is a French social novel written between 1896 and 1897. Set during France's Restoration period after Napoleon's fall, the story follows young Jacquou, who becomes orphaned at nine when his father dies in the galleys and his mother succumbs to poverty. Taken in by a village priest, Jacquou grows into adulthood haunted by the injustices that destroyed his family. His struggle against the powerful Count
de Nansac, who controls the region, builds toward a dramatic reckoning that will change his life forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Le Roy, Eugène, 1836-1907 |
|---|---|
| Title | Jacquou le Croquant |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquou_le_Croquant |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Orphans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Subject | Peasants -- France -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61227 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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