The Story Of A Child

''The Story of a Child'' is a novel written by French author Pierre Loti. The book tells the story of a young boy named Pierre, who lives in a small village in France with his mother and grandmother. Pierre’s father is a sailor who is often away at sea, leaving Pierre to navigate the challenges of childhood on his own. Through a series of vignettes, Loti explores Pierre’s experiences as he grows up, from his first day of school to his first love. Along the way, Pierre learns about the world around him and grapples with the complexities of life, including death, loss, and the fleeting nature of happiness. Through it all, Loti’s prose is lyrical and evocative, painting a vivid picture of Pierre’s world and the emotions that he experiences. ''The Story of a Child'' is a timeless coming-of-age tale that explores the universal themes of childhood, family, and the search for meaning in life.We pretended to be two caterpillars, and we would creep along the ground upon our stomachs and our knees and hunt for leaves to eat. After having done that for some time we played that we were very very sleepy, and we would lie down in a corner under the trees and cover our heads with our white aprons--we had become cocoons. We remained in this condition for some time, and so thoroughly did we enter into the role of insects in a state of metamorphosis, that any one listening would have heard pass between us, in a tone of the utmost seriousness, conversations of this nature.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.