Scènes de mer, Tome I by Edouard Corbière
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"Scènes de mer, Tome I" by Edouard Corbière is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers around Captain Sautard and his companion, subrécargue Laurenfuite, who embark on a maritime adventure filled with trade and personal aspirations. Their journey unveils themes of longing, ambition, and the quest for companionship, as they navigate through various encounters in search of a woman to transport to a colonial governorship. The opening of
the novel introduces readers to the contrasting personalities of the main characters, Captain Sautard, a practical and somewhat cynical man, and Laurenfuite, a romantic, who often engages in lofty conversations about love and desire. Their voyage leads them through different ports, where they discuss their ambition, the nature of women, and their eventual travels to Sierra-Leone. Ultimately, they aim to facilitate a quirky yet serious arrangement with the local governor, highlighting the interplay of commerce, personal ambition, and social dynamics, setting the stage for their subsequent adventures in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Corbière, Edouard, 1793-1875 |
|---|---|
| Title | Scènes de mer, Tome I |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18111 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-18111-0 |
| Release Date | Apr 3, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 384 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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