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Les batailles de la vie #1
Serge Panine, Complete
Large print edition, with easy-to-read text, of Ohnet's classic work.
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First published January 1, 1883
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Georges Ohnet
260 books12 followersGeorges Ohnet, de son vrai nom Georges Hénot, né le 3 avril 1848 à Paris et mort le 5 mai 1918 à Paris, est un écrivain populaire français.
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June 10, 201729 MAY 2017 - upcoming read with the 19th Century Literature Group at Yahoo.
Free download here - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3918
This is the complete 4 novels in one. You may also find the novels 1-4 for download at Project Gutenberg. Enjoy!
10 JUN 2017 - I am sad to say I must put Serge and the Sisters aside. My life is too busy (new position in firm in a new city and I am moving house) and I cannot concentrate. I enjoyed the 2 chapters I managed to read and I will revisit this book and these characters when all is back to normal.
Free download here - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3918
This is the complete 4 novels in one. You may also find the novels 1-4 for download at Project Gutenberg. Enjoy!
10 JUN 2017 - I am sad to say I must put Serge and the Sisters aside. My life is too busy (new position in firm in a new city and I am moving house) and I cannot concentrate. I enjoyed the 2 chapters I managed to read and I will revisit this book and these characters when all is back to normal.
May 5, 2017
Marriage among the well-to-do was a favorite subject in the 19th century novel, but it took Georges Ohnet in Serge Panine, Complete (1890) to create a set of situations that while being realistic were also emotionally satisfying.
To put it simply, Prince Serge Panini is a first class louse. Both daughters of the wealthy Mme Desvarennes fall in love with the handsome young ne'er-do-well, but it is Michelins, the natural daughter, who gets to wed him. The adopted Jeanne also loves him, but must settle for an ugly, but rich (and good-hearted) banker named Cayrol. Panini, who has no money of his own, proceeds to live like a king and spend his way through the Desvarennes fortune.
Needless to say, things get dicey when Panini decides he likes Jeanne more, and Mama Desvarennes finds out before daughter Michelins does.
The weakest character is Pierre, who had loved Michelins, but made the mistake of going to Africa to make his fortune and returns to find Panini in control.
Ohnet is no Balzac or Zola, but he still writes a good novel.
To put it simply, Prince Serge Panini is a first class louse. Both daughters of the wealthy Mme Desvarennes fall in love with the handsome young ne'er-do-well, but it is Michelins, the natural daughter, who gets to wed him. The adopted Jeanne also loves him, but must settle for an ugly, but rich (and good-hearted) banker named Cayrol. Panini, who has no money of his own, proceeds to live like a king and spend his way through the Desvarennes fortune.
Needless to say, things get dicey when Panini decides he likes Jeanne more, and Mama Desvarennes finds out before daughter Michelins does.
The weakest character is Pierre, who had loved Michelins, but made the mistake of going to Africa to make his fortune and returns to find Panini in control.
Ohnet is no Balzac or Zola, but he still writes a good novel.
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