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Lourdes (1894) is a novel by French author Émile Zola. Lourdes is the first installment in Zola's celebrated Three Cities Trilogy. Published toward the end of Zola's career, the trilogy is an ambitious, sweeping study of one man's struggle with faith in political, religious, and social life. Following his protagonist Abbé Pierre Froment, Zola provides a striking portrait of the soul of modern man in crisis with itself and with an ever-changing world. Lourdes opens as Abbé Froment departs on a journey from Paris to the holy city of Lourdes. Accompanied by his childhood love, a woman who was paralyzed in an accident at the age of thirteen, Froment hopes to rediscover his faith and to reestablish his position in a beleaguered Catholic Church. There, they meet a series of diverse pilgrims, all of them dissatisfied, all of them searching for something to change or to hold onto. For Froment, this journey begins as a way to help an old friend and becomes a chance at redeeming his wayward soul. At Lourdes, surrounded by desperate, yet faithful people, he begins to remember what brought him to God in the first place. Inspired by his experiences there, he wonders if one priest could change the Church for the better. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Émile Zola's Lourdes is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

Set in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, this gripping novel intertwines themes of love and conflict. Characters navigate the tumultuous landscape of a war-torn Europe, facing personal and societal challenges as they seek connection amidst chaos. The story explores the impact of war on relationships and the resilience of the human spirit, making it a poignant reflection on the costs of both love and war.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

An der einsamen Küste der Magellanstraße an der südlichen Spitze von Südamerika lebt in dem staatenlosen Magellanien der Anarchist Kaw-Djer. Dieses Wort aus der Sprache der südamerikanischen Eingeborenen bedeutet so viel wie: "Freund, Helfer oder Retter". Kaw-Djer fühlt sich nicht mehr der etablierten Gesellschaft zugehörig. Er lebt gemeinsam mit dem Indianer Karroly und dessen Sohn Halg. Karroly arbeitet als Lotse zwischen den wild zerklüfteten Inseln von Feuerland. Kaw-Djer ist ein von der Zivilisation enttäuschter und an anarchistischen Maximen glaubender Idealmensch. Seine persönliche Losung lautet "Kein Gott, kein Herr!" Er lebt ein enthaltsames Leben, widmet sich dem Studium der Natur und tut Gutes unter den Eingeborenen.

« Alors, pendant la dernière demi-heure, ce fut la débâcle. Après l'extrême confiance, l'engouement aveugle, arrivait la réaction de la peur, tous se ruant pour vendre, s'il en était temps encore. Les cours, de chute en chute, tombèrent à 1.500, à 1.200, à 900. Il n'y avait plus d'acheteurs, la plaine restait rase, jonchée de cadavres. Au-dessus du sombre grouillement des redingotes, les trois coteurs semblaient être des greffiers mortuaires, enregistrant des décès. Un silence effrayant régna, lorsque, après le coup de cloche de la clôture, le dernier cours de 830 francs fut connu. Et la pluie entêtée ruisselait toujours sur le vitrage ; la salle était devenue un cloaque, sous l'égouttement des parapluies et le piétinement de la foule, un sol fangeux d'écurie mal tenue... »

"I think there is some need for doubt," I answered "the singular character of the hero of those adventures being taken into consideration - at least concerning the phenomena of the island of Tsalal. And we know that Arthur Pym was mistaken in asserting that Captain William Guy and several of his companions perished in the landslip of the hill at Klock-Klock."

Dobytí Bastilly, svazek 2, ze sbírky Paměti lékařovy, díl III.

Dobytí Bastilly, svazek 2, ze sbírky Paměti lékařovy, díl III.