The Naiad: A ghost story by George Sand
"The Naiad: A Ghost Story" by George Sand is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds around a young lawyer named Nivières, who is dispatched to the château of Ionis to assist in a legal affair. As he arrives, he becomes embroiled in supernatural occurrences tied to the naiad—the spirit of three young ladies from the castle's past—highlighting themes of duty, fascination with the ethereal, and the
contrast between reality and the supernatural. At the start of the story, Nivières brings with him a combination of youthful ambition and a longing for literary pursuits over his legal duties. He encounters Madame d'Ionis, a captivating woman trapped in social constraints, surrounded by family members consumed by an ongoing lawsuit. As he spends the night in the château, he learns more about the tragic history of the d'Ionis ladies, who seemingly haunt the place. A haunted dinner setup with three loaves of bread symbolizes a mysterious ritual to please these spirits. When he later perceives a living naiad in the moonlight, their dialogue reveals deep, philosophical ruminations on love, duty, and the essence of the afterlife, setting the stage for an exploration of emotional and ethical dilemmas in the face of supernatural lore. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Sand, George, 1804-1876 |
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| Translator | Zérèga, Katherine Berry di |
| LoC No. | 06035673 |
| Uniform Title | Les dames vertes. English |
| Title | The Naiad: A ghost story |
| Original Publication | United States: William R. Jenkins,1892. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing, Carlos Colon, the University of Minnesota and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 69312 |
| Release Date | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 137 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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