Mauprat
George Sand
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Description
George Sand's Mauprat tells of Bernard de Mauprat, raised among rough, lawless kinsmen in a decaying castle, and of Edmee, the cousin whose love and teaching try to civilize him. Set in pre-revolutionary France, the novel moves between wild woods, a grim fortress, and the courts where Bernard must answer for his past. It is a story of education in the deepest sense.
Sand uses the romance to argue that character is made, not born, and that patience and affection can tame even a brutal upbringing. The plot mixes adventure, trial, and passion with long, thoughtful passages on nature and justice. Readers get a sweeping French classic about love as a force for change.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | George Sand |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 685 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |