François le Champi
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In 'François le Champi', George Sand tells the story of a young boy found in the fields, who is taken in by a kind-hearted woman named Madeleine.
The novel explores themes of love transcending convention and class, set against the backdrop of rural France.
It is part of Sand's trilogy of pastoral novels, which also includes 'La Mare au Diable' and 'La Petite Fadette'.
The novel explores themes of love transcending convention and class, set against the backdrop of rural France.
It is part of Sand's trilogy of pastoral novels, which also includes 'La Mare au Diable' and 'La Petite Fadette'.
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Melvyn Bragg as a novel by George Sand, discussing its central part in Proust's In Search of Lost Time and its subversive nature.
Melvyn Bragg as a novel by George Sand, discussing its central part in Proust's In Search of Lost Time and its subversive nature.
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