A Woman’s Life (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Guy de Maupassant
- First Published: 1883
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: Normandy and the island of Corsica
- Principal Characters: Jeanne de Lamare, Julien de Lamare, Paul de Lamare, Baron Simon-Jacques le Perthuis des Vauds, Rosalie
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, France or French people, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Pregnancy, Adultery, Vacations, Weddings, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: Paris, France, Corsica, Normandy, France
The Story:
In the spring of 1819, Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds and her parents went to live in an old chateau, The Poplars, on the Normandy coast. Baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds had been left a large inheritance, but he had so reduced it by his freehandedness that he was eventually forced to reconcile himself for the remainder of his days to a simple country life.
Jeanne, who had spent the preceding five years in a convent, looked forward happily to her new life and dreamed of the day when she would find the man who loved her. All her expectations were...
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