Mauprat by George Sand
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"Mauprat" by George Sand is a novel published in 1837. This Gothic romance follows Bernard Mauprat, a nobleman raised by violent kinsmen who becomes a brutalized outcast. When he helps his cousin Edmée escape captivity, he extracts a promise of marriage through threat. What follows is a gradual courtship that challenges traditional gender roles and questions women's education in society. Blending elements of "Beauty and the Beast" with social commentary, Sand crafts
a story of transformation that culminates in a dramatic trial scene where love and redemption hang in the balance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sand, George, 1804-1876 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Young, Stanley |
| Title | Mauprat |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauprat_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Women's rights -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women -- France -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2194 |
| Release Date | Mar 26, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 701 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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