The Country Parson
Veronique Sauviat meets Jean Tascheron, a young man from the next village, and falls in love with him. Her father, a dealer in antiques, has secretly amassed a great fortune, and proposes to... Read allVeronique Sauviat meets Jean Tascheron, a young man from the next village, and falls in love with him. Her father, a dealer in antiques, has secretly amassed a great fortune, and proposes to give Veronique a fabulous dowry if Graslin, the richest man in the province, will marry h... Read allVeronique Sauviat meets Jean Tascheron, a young man from the next village, and falls in love with him. Her father, a dealer in antiques, has secretly amassed a great fortune, and proposes to give Veronique a fabulous dowry if Graslin, the richest man in the province, will marry her. Forced into a loveless marriage, she becomes dispirited, and only occasionally does sh... Read all