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When I read that Poet Charles Baudelaire had this to say about George Sand, I knew I would in all likelihood enjoy her book.
"She is stupid, heavy and garrulous. Her ideas on morals have the same depth of judgment and delicacy of feeling as those of janitresses and kept women.... The fact that there are men who could become enamoured of this slut is indeed a proof of the abasement of the men of this generation."
I can't say that I knew the word "slut" was used in the 19th Century. But the quote p ...more
"She is stupid, heavy and garrulous. Her ideas on morals have the same depth of judgment and delicacy of feeling as those of janitresses and kept women.... The fact that there are men who could become enamoured of this slut is indeed a proof of the abasement of the men of this generation."
I can't say that I knew the word "slut" was used in the 19th Century. But the quote p ...more
An idyllic look at country life in France. Germain is a widowed ploughman on his in-laws farm. His family suggest he remarry for his and his children's happiness. They recommend a widow in a nearby town, but she has many other suitors and he has fallen in love with the young shepherdess from his village. This is full of old customs and superstitions like the pool mentioned in the title of the book. A good read.
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A charming little love story set in the French countryside. Excellent introduction by the author and descriptions of pastoral, peasant life. She outlines the importance of the selection of a wife and mother and her major role in the happiness and survival of the family unit. One of her best descriptions of family squabbles is, "the lawyer-people mix themselves up in it, stir them up to fight, and make them eat up everything in law-suits." This is a short gem of a story.
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Reason read: 1001, word challenge. This is a pastoral novel. A French author, George Sand, wrote this story about a young man on the way to another town to obtain a wife at the encouragement of his father in law. A peasant girl accompanies him and helps with out with the trip with her wisdom. They get lost and spend a night by the pool known as the haunted pool or Devil’s Pool. Then she ends the story but describing the marriage traditions of the the peasants.
Oct 25, 2010
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