Mont-Oriol (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Guy de Maupassant
- First Published: 1887
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Auvergne, France
- Principal Characters: Christiane Andermatt, Paul Bretigny, William Andermatt, Gontran de Ravenel, Father Oriol, Charlotte, Louise
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: France or French people, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Pregnancy, Blackmail, Adultery, Illegitimacy, Rivers or waterways, Resorts or spas
- Locales: Auvergne, France
The Story:
The Marquis of Ravenel, who was an enthusiastic patron of the baths at Enval, persuaded his young daughter Christiane and her husband, William Andermatt, to join him. On the advice of one of the doctors at the spring, Christiane agreed to take a series of baths, internal and external, in the hope that they would cure her childlessness. When the young couple arrived, they were joined by Christiane’s spendthrift brother Gontran and his friend, Paul Bretigny, who had come to the country to recover from a disappointing love affair. During their stay, learning that...
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