The Devil's Pool by George Sand
"The Devil's Pool" by George Sand is a pastoral novel published in 1846. When widower Germain is urged to remarry for his children's sake, he reluctantly travels to meet a wealthy widow. Accompanied by his young son and sixteen-year-old Marie, who seeks work in town, they camp near the mysterious Devil's Pool. As Germain finds the widow disappointing, unexpected feelings emerge between him and Marie. This rural French tale explores love, duty,
and new beginnings in the countryside. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sand, George, 1804-1876 |
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| Illustrator | Rudaux, Edmond Adolphe, 1840-1908 |
| Translator | Ives, George Burnham, 1856-1930 |
| Title | The Devil's Pool |
| Note | See also PG#21993 tr. by J.M. and E. Sedgwick |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mare_au_Diable |
| Credits |
Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Wilelmina Mallière and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Pastoral fiction, French |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 12816 |
| Release Date | Jul 4, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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