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The Elm-tree on the Mall
Anatole France
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34 “Amazons, doubtless,” murmured the professor of sacred rhetoric.
Madame Worms-Clavelin would have liked centauresses.
“Centauresses, yes, yes,” said the priest; “or rather centaurs.”
Meanwhile Rondonneau junior was holding up the wax model in his fingers in front of the spectators and smiling in admiration.
“Monsieur l’abbé,” asked the préfet, “does the Church always ban the nude in art?”
M. Guitrel replied:
“The Church has never absolutely proscribed nude studies; but she has always judiciously restrained their employment.”
Madame Worms-Clavelin looked at the priest and thought how remarkably like Madame Vacherie he was. She confided to him that she had a passion for curios, that she was mad about brocades, stamped velvets, gold fringes, embroider. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Niby ciekawe, ale jednak za suche, za sztuczne. Rozmowy profesora z księdzem (kompletnie nie mam pamięci do tych francuskich nazwisk) te ponad 100 lat temu może i były ciekawe jako starcie diametralnie różnych, a jednak równie rozsądnych punktów widzenia, ale z dzisiejszej perspektywy ksiądz jest po
Une histoire sympathique avec une écriture très simple et rapide à lire. L'histoire est sympa bien qu'un peu lassante. Néanmoins, ce tome introductif donne envie de lire la suite.
It's difficult to pin a specific subject that this book was about because it meandered quite a bit but it is basically a satire of French society. Much of the book was set in a bookstore or under elm trees in the mall. There was no central protagonist but the closest characters to it are probably M.