Les trois pirates (1/2) by Edouard Corbière
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"Les trois pirates (1/2)" by Edouard Corbière is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around three distinct characters— a wayward naval officer, an uneducated sailor, and a scheming seminarian— who each navigate a moral landscape that leads them toward a shared goal, albeit a nefarious one. Through their interactions and differing motivations, the book explores themes of freedom, moral depravity, and the philosophical underpinnings of crime. The
opening of the novel introduces readers to the setting of the Café de la Pointe, a popular dive for sailors and corsairs. Amid a violent storm, three young mariners engage in conspiratorial discussions about the fortune left by one of their deceased relatives, while one of the café's patrons eavesdrops. As they debate whether to indulge in gambling or pursue piracy in search of wealth, their characters surface: the ambitious captor Salvage, the greedy Bastringue, and the cunning José. The tone is infused with a mix of humor and gravity, setting the stage for a story that promises both adventure and moral complexity as these flawed characters embark on their illicit endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Corbière, Edouard, 1793-1875 |
|---|---|
| Title | Les trois pirates (1/2) |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Pirates -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 58088 |
| Release Date | Oct 13, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 264 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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