Sylviane (1892)

Sylviane is a novel written by French author Ferdinand Fabre and first published in 1892. The story follows the life of the titular character, Sylviane, a young woman living in a small village in southern France. Sylviane is beautiful and intelligent, but her family is poor, and she is forced to work as a seamstress to help support them.Despite her humble background, Sylviane dreams of a better life and longs to escape the narrow confines of her village. Her chance comes when she meets a wealthy young man named Paul de Lavardens, who is visiting the area. Paul is immediately taken with Sylviane and offers to take her away with him to Paris.Sylviane is torn between her love for Paul and her loyalty to her family and her village. She ultimately decides to go with Paul, but finds that life in Paris is not as glamorous as she had imagined. She struggles to adapt to the city's fast-paced lifestyle and feels out of place among the wealthy and sophisticated people she meets.As the novel progresses, Sylviane's relationship with Paul becomes strained, and she begins to question whether she made the right decision in leaving her family and her village behind. She also becomes involved with another man, a struggling artist named Jean de Kerdren, who offers her a different kind of love and companionship.Sylviane is a poignant and beautifully written novel that explores themes of love, class, and identity. It is a timeless story that continues to resonate with readers today.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.