The Haunted Pool: La Mare Au Diable is a novel written by George Sand and first published in 1890. The story is set in the French countryside and follows the life of a widower named Germain who lives with his two children, Marie and Petit-Pierre. Germain is struggling to make ends meet and decides to leave his children with his neighbor while he goes to find work. On his journey, he meets a young woman named Sylvie and they fall in love. However, Sylvie is engaged to another man and Germain must decide whether to pursue his ...
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The Haunted Pool: La Mare Au Diable is a novel written by George Sand and first published in 1890. The story is set in the French countryside and follows the life of a widower named Germain who lives with his two children, Marie and Petit-Pierre. Germain is struggling to make ends meet and decides to leave his children with his neighbor while he goes to find work. On his journey, he meets a young woman named Sylvie and they fall in love. However, Sylvie is engaged to another man and Germain must decide whether to pursue his feelings for her or return to his family. The novel explores themes of love, family, and the struggles of rural life. It also contains elements of the supernatural, as the title suggests, with the presence of a haunted pool that is said to be cursed. Sand's writing style is descriptive and poetic, painting vivid pictures of the French countryside and the characters' emotions. The Haunted Pool: La Mare Au Diable is a classic work of French literature and remains popular to this day.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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