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Bezig met laden... Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre (1858)door Octave Feuillet
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"Romance of a Poor Young Man" is an exciting and elaborate fairytale of a prince disguised as a woodcutter, a Marquis disguised as a farm-bailiff, a haughty princess who will not love, and much more. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)843.83Literature French French fiction Later 19th century 1848–1900 Feuillet, Octave 1822–90LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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And here we have an ailing old man, his widowed D-I-L, her seemingly proud - but lovely- daughter Marguerite...nd a few hangers-on;...a wealthy playboy who's after Marguerite, a bitter young governess who's after Maxime...and a sweet old family friend who spends her final years pursuing a vain court-case over her family estate in Spain...and daydreaming over the cathedral she'll build when the money comes through...
As the introduction by translator Henry Harland says, there is something fairy-tale like about the whole story - the prince disguised as a woodcutter, the haughty princess, the good magician (M Laubepin) and the fairy godmother (Mlle de Porhoet). Hardships are overcome; empty pockets are filled with bags of gold...
Not a must-read but OK.. ( )