The Queen Pedauque by Anatole France
"The Queen Pedauque" by Anatole France is a historical novel written in 1892. Set in early 18th-century France, it follows young Jacques Ménétrier, who works turning roasting spits in his father's shop until a learned abbot takes him as a student. Together, master and pupil enter the service of an eccentric alchemist obsessed with salamanders and sylphs. Their journey through a world of ancient texts, debauchery, and occult philosophy leads to unexpected
consequences that will test their bond. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | France, Anatole, 1844-1924 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Stritzko, Jos. A. V. |
| Uniform Title | La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque. English |
| Title | The Queen Pedauque |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Sign_of_the_Reine_P%C3%A9dauque |
| Note | Translation of La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque |
| Credits |
Text files produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Egypt -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christian women saints -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mary, of Egypt, Saint -- Fiction |
| Subject | Picaresque fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 6571 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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