Jack, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 54
Page xii
... seen it all , and is not less assiduous than Zola himself in his pilgrimages to every remote nook that may throw light upon the sub- ject , yet his narrative never becomes the mere itinerary of scenes and events . " Un livre de pitié ...
... seen it all , and is not less assiduous than Zola himself in his pilgrimages to every remote nook that may throw light upon the sub- ject , yet his narrative never becomes the mere itinerary of scenes and events . " Un livre de pitié ...
Page xvi
... seen without his hammer and carpenter's apron , insignia of labor . There is the man who is nothing of himself , but is Somebody's Nephew ; there is the man who never says anything , but has achieved a local reputation because he has ...
... seen without his hammer and carpenter's apron , insignia of labor . There is the man who is nothing of himself , but is Somebody's Nephew ; there is the man who never says anything , but has achieved a local reputation because he has ...
Page xxv
... seen in public with her poet , is dragged to the death - bed of her son . In a few lines is shown all the contrast between that warm , soft , well - fed , well - clothed comfort - loving body of hers and that of her child wasted by ...
... seen in public with her poet , is dragged to the death - bed of her son . In a few lines is shown all the contrast between that warm , soft , well - fed , well - clothed comfort - loving body of hers and that of her child wasted by ...
Page 15
... seen , the dominant emotion in these fantastic narratives was vanity , the vanity of a noisy green paroquet . Nobility , fortune , money , titles , these were the themes she harped upon constantly . Rich she certainly was , or at least ...
... seen , the dominant emotion in these fantastic narratives was vanity , the vanity of a noisy green paroquet . Nobility , fortune , money , titles , these were the themes she harped upon constantly . Rich she certainly was , or at least ...
Page 20
... seen in the mirrors ornamented with gildings and cream - colored mouldings , which also reflected a glittering display of milk - white saucers , glasses , and all sorts of confections . Madame de Barancy and her son attracted not a ...
... seen in the mirrors ornamented with gildings and cream - colored mouldings , which also reflected a glittering display of milk - white saucers , glasses , and all sorts of confections . Madame de Barancy and her son attracted not a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appearance asked Avenue Montaigne beautiful Bélisaire Bon ami Boulevard Haussmann carriage Cécile Champs-Élysées Charlotte charming cold Countess creature d'Argenton Dahomey Daudet dear Decostère delightful doctor door dream entered Étiolles eyes face factotum felt forest garden glance Guérigny Gymnase Moronval hand happy head heard Hirsch Jack's Kérika King of Dahomey Labassindre light listened little Jack little King little negro little tropicals looked Madame de Barancy Madame Moronval Mademoiselle Constant Mâdou mamma Monsieur Moronval Monsieur Rivals Moronval-Decostère Moronval's Mother Archambauld Moucié mulatto Nantais never night Paris passed paused poet Pointe-à-Pitre pupils road Roudic Saïd seated seemed seen sight silence singer sleep smile solemn sort sound spite suddenly talk tears tell terrible things thought tion trees Vaugirard Villeneuve-Saint-Georges voice wait walk watching wife woman words wretched
Popular passages
Page 103 - DE L'ENFANT A SON RÉVEIL O père qu'adore mon père ! Toi qu'on ne nomme qu'à genoux! Toi, dont le nom terrible et doux Fait courber le front de ma mère! On dit que ce brillant soleil N'est qu'un jouet de ta puissance; Que sous tes pieds il se balance Comme une lampe de vermeil. On dit que c'est toi qui fais naître Les petits oiseaux dans les champs, Et qui...
Page xxiv - Did we think victory great ? So it is — but now it seems to me, when it cannot be help'd, that defeat is great, And that death and dismay are great.
Page 285 - ... workman, is no longer what it used to be ; oh, no ! not at all the same thing, not at all. You must know that the time- of the working-man has now come. The middle classes have had their day, the aristocracy likewise. Although, I must say, the aristocracy- Moreover, is it not more natural at your age, to allow yourself to be guided by those who love you, and who are experienced ? " A sob from the child interrupted her. " Then you too send me away; you too send me away.