The Stonecutter Of St. Point

The Stonecutter Of St. Point

Alphonse de Lamartine

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Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2008
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781437339642
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''The Stonecutter of St. Point: A Village Tale'' is a novel written by French author Alphonse de Lamartine and first published in 1851. The story is set in a small village in the French countryside and follows the life of a stonecutter named Mathieu. Mathieu is a hardworking and talented craftsman who takes great pride in his work. Despite his humble beginnings, he dreams of achieving great things and becoming wealthy and successful.As the story unfolds, Mathieu’s life takes a series of unexpected turns. He falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Madeleine, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that she is already engaged to another man. Mathieu also becomes embroiled in a bitter feud with a local landowner, who he believes is trying to cheat him out of his rightful earnings.Throughout the novel, Lamartine explores themes of love, ambition, and social inequality. He paints a vivid portrait of life in a small French village during the mid-19th century, and his characters are richly drawn and deeply human. ''The Stonecutter of St. Point'' is a moving and insightful novel that offers a window into a bygone era and a fascinating glimpse into the lives of ordinary people struggling to make their way in the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

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