comtesse de Sophie Segur
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L'auberge de l'ange gardien
Literature Extrait : "Il faisait froid, il faisait sombre ; la pluie tombait fine et serrée ; deux enfants dormaient au bord d'une grande route sous un vieux chêne touffu : un petit garçon de trois ans était étendu sur un amas de feuilles ; un autre petit garçon de six ans, couché à ses pieds, les lui réchauffant de son corps ; le petit avait des vêtements de laine, communs, mais chauds ; ses épaules et sa poitrine étaient couvertes de la veste du garçon de six ans..."À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN : Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de grands classiques de la littérature ainsi que des livres rares, dans les domaines suivants : Fiction : roman, poésie, théâtre, jeunesse, policier, libertin. Non fiction : histoire, essais, biographies, pratiques. Jean qui grogne et Jean qui rit
Literature Jean qui grogne et Jean qui rit est un ouvrage de la Comtesse de Ségur paru en 1865.
Jean (qui rit) et Jeannot (qui grogne) sont deux cousins. Ils quittent la Bretagne pour aller travailler à Paris.
Jean est d'un caractère agréable (heureux et compatissant) et cela lui attire l'estime et la sympathie de tous. Jeannot, quant à lui, malgré les bons conseils de son cousin et l'aide de deux protecteurs (M. Kersac et M. Abel qui l'aident pour faire plaisir à Jean), devient une véritable canaille, ce qui l'isole progressivement.
L'auteur donne dans ce livre une image positive de la campagne en opposition à la grande ville corruptrice : « Mon dernier mot sur ce magnifique Paris : c'est qu'on doit être bien aise d'en être parti. Il y a du monde partout et on est seul partout. 'Chacun pour soi et Dieu pour tous', dit le proverbe , c'est plus vrai à Paris qu'ailleurs. »
Elle y montre aussi que les choix de vie (vers le Bien ou vers le Mal) ne sont pas uniquement la conséquence de l'éducation : Jeannot, malgré la bienveillance de Jean et de Simon qui lui prêtent des habits, de M. Kersac qui lui confie son cheval, de M. Abel qui lui fournit 20 francs, choisira toujours la voie du Mal (il maltraite le cheval et tente d'escroquer Jean). Kersac dit de lui : « Rien n'y fera , c'est un être sans cœur, rien ne le touchera. » M. Abel conclut : « Que puis-je y faire ? Comment changer un cœur mauvais et ingrat ? »
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The Blood Ship
Norman Springer It was the writing guy who drew this story out of Captain Shreve. He talked so much I think the Old Man spun the yarn just to shut him up. He had talked ever since his arrival on board, early that morning, with a letter from the owners' agent, and the announcement he intended making the voyage with us. He had weak lungs, he said, and was in search of mild, tropical breezes. Also, he was seeking local color, and whatever information he could pick up about "King" Waldon.He had heard of the death of "King" Waldon, down in Samoa—Waldon, the trader, of the vanishing race of island adventurers—and he expected to travel about the south seas investigating the "king's" past, so he could write a book about the old viking. He had heard that Captain Shreve had known Waldon. Hence, he was honoring a cargo carrier with his presence instead of taking his ease upon a mail-boat.Captain Shreve must tell him all he knew about the "king." He was intensely interested in the subject. Splendid material, you know. That romantic legend of Waldon's arrival in the islands—too good to be true, and certainly too good not to put into a book. Was Captain Shreve familiar with the tale? How this fellow, Waldon, sailed into a Samoan harbor in an open boat, his only companion his beautiful young wife? Imagine—this man and woman coming from nowhere, sailing in from the open sea in a small boat, never telling whence they came!He said this was the stuff to go into his book. Romance, mystery! It was quite as important as the later and better known incidents in the "king's" life. That was why Captain Shreve must tell him all he knew about the fellow. If he could only get at the beginning of the "king's" career in the islands. Where did the fellow come from? Why should a man bring his bride into an uncivilized and lawless section of the world, and settle down for life? There must be a story in that. Ah, yes, and he was the man who could properly do it. The Talisman
Walter Scott "The Talisman" is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was published in 1825 as the second of his "Tales of the Crusaders", the first being "The Betrothed". "The Talisman" takes place at the end of the Third Crusade, mostly in the camp of the Crusaders in Palestine. Scheming and partisan politics, as well as the illness of King Richard the Lionheart, are placing the Crusade in danger. The main characters are the Scottish knight Kenneth, who is a fictional character version of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, who did in fact return from the third Crusade in 1190, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, and Edith