A Romance of Youth — Complete by François Coppée
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"A Romance of Youth — Complete" by François Coppée is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around Amedee Violette, a young boy who reflects on his childhood, period marked by innocence and the profound impact of love and loss. Through Amedee's eyes, readers experience both the warmth of familial love and the sting of grief as his early years are shadowed by the illness and eventual death
of his mother. The opening of the novel introduces Amedee on a sunlit balcony, vividly recollecting his childhood experiences with his parents and neighbors. As a boy, he indulges in simple pleasures like painting and listening to music, unaware of the impending sorrow that will transform his joyous world. The tranquil atmosphere is disrupted by his mother's declining health, leading to a tangible shift from carefree days to a reality steeped in sadness and uncertainty. The vivid imagery of the balcony, coupled with poignant family interactions, sets the stage for Amedee's forthcoming journey into the difficulties of adolescence marked by loss, as he grapples with his father's despair and finds solace in the camaraderie of friends and neighbors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Coppée, François, 1842-1908 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Romance of Youth — Complete |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3962 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-03962-6 |
| Release Date | Oct 30, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 749 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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