Picciola by X.-B. Saintine
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"Picciola" by X.-B. Saintine is a novel published in 1836. It tells the story of Count de Charney, a former soldier imprisoned for conspiring against Napoleon. In his cell, he discovers a small plant growing between two stones. What begins as a simple distraction transforms into an obsession, then a passion, as the fragile flower becomes a symbol of life and love. Through caring for this plant he names Picciola, Charney relearns
appreciation for beauty and nature's persistent strength. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Saintine, X.-B. (Xavier-Boniface), 1798-1865 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 |
| Title | Picciola |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picciola Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picciola |
| Credits |
Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Prisoners -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 39071 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 361 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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