The Wanderer (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henri-Alban Fournier
- First Published: 1913
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: France
- Principal Characters: Augustin Meaulnes, François Seurel, Frantz de Galais, Yvonne de Galais, Valentine Blondeau
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, France or French people, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Friendship, Schools or school life, Fathers, Death or dying, Family reunions, Gypsies
- Locales: France
The Story:
François Seurel’s father was head of the middle school and one of the higher elementary classes at Saint-Agathe’s School, and his wife taught the infants. François lived in the school with his parents and his sister Millie and attended classes with the other pupils. He never played much with the village boys, however, because of an infection in his hip.
When François Seurel was fifteen years old, Augustin Meaulnes entered the school. With his arrival, a new life began for François, for Meaulnes banished his contentment with his family and his love for...
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