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A Tale of Brittany (Mon frère Yves)Pierre Loti

A Tale of Brittany (Mon frère Yves)

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Original author: Pierre Loti

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"A Tale of Brittany (Mon frère Yves)" by Pierre Loti is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1883. It chronicles the deep friendship between a French naval officer and Yves Kermadec, a hard-drinking Breton sailor, during the 1870s and 80s. Through vivid descriptions of seafaring life aboard ship and ashore, Loti explores their bond as they gamble, brawl, and roam the Breton countryside together. The novel captures the lore and spirit of Breton culture while testing the limits of loyalty and friendship.

A Tale of Brittany (Mon frère Yves), by Pierre Loti. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #62667.

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101 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I542 words
  2. 2.Chapter II465 words
  3. 3.Chapter III2,455 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV1,473 words
  5. 5.Chapter V579 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI1,656 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII460 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII1,652 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: 5th May, 1875569 words
  10. 10.Chapter X2,162 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: June, 18752,007 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII424 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII660 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV147 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV910 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI516 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII1,101 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII528 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX533 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX449 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: "Good morning, Yves!"917 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII1,083 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII205 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV78 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: On board the Médée, May, 18771,143 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI483 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII: AT SEA, May, 18771,652 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII1,020 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX1,071 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX: September, 1877386 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI777 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII258 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII182 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIV344 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXV276 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXVI387 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVIII112 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXIX150 words
  39. 39.Chapter XL: 15th November, 1877380 words
  40. 40.Chapter XLI: On board the Ariane, May, 1878480 words
  41. 41.Chapter XLII: BREST, 13th June, 1878185 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLIII: BREST, 15th June, 1878164 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLIV385 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLV125 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLVI771 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLVII2,074 words
  47. 47.Chapter XLVIII868 words
  48. 48.Chapter XLIX380 words
  49. 49.Chapter L: 17th June, 1878945 words
  50. 50.Chapter LI: November, 1880456 words
  51. 51.Chapter LII515 words
  1. 52.Chapter LIII78 words
  2. 53.Chapter LIV624 words
  3. 54.Chapter LV406 words
  4. 55.Chapter LVI203 words
  5. 56.Chapter LVII219 words
  6. 57.Chapter LVIII669 words
  7. 58.Chapter LIX257 words
  8. 59.Chapter LX626 words
  9. 60.Chapter LXI269 words
  10. 61.Chapter LXII: AT SEA 25th December, Christmas Day387 words
  11. 62.Chapter LXIII: CHERBOURG, 27th December, 1880653 words
  12. 63.Chapter LXIV787 words
  13. 64.Chapter LXV348 words
  14. 65.Chapter LXVI: 1st January, 18811,661 words
  15. 66.Chapter LXVII432 words
  16. 67.Chapter LXVIII: Sunday, 31st March, 18811,684 words
  17. 68.Chapter LXIX306 words
  18. 69.Chapter LXX: Toulven, 30th April892 words
  19. 70.Chapter LXXI: ON BOARD THE Sèvre, May, 1881888 words
  20. 71.Chapter LXXII: 5th July, 1881355 words
  21. 72.Chapter LXXIII: BREST, 9th July, 1881724 words
  22. 73.Chapter LXXIV: A Letter from Yves555 words
  23. 74.Chapter LXXV164 words
  24. 75.Chapter LXXVI: Another Letter from Yves334 words
  25. 76.Chapter LXXVII: TOULVEN, October, 1881450 words
  26. 77.Chapter LXXVIII797 words
  27. 78.Chapter LXXIX: "Hello! Is that you, Kermadec."834 words
  28. 79.Chapter LXXX591 words
  29. 80.Chapter LXXXI1,266 words
  30. 81.Chapter LXXXII1,574 words
  31. 82.Chapter LXXXIII608 words
  32. 83.Chapter LXXXIV909 words
  33. 84.Chapter LXXXV: "Haul away there, Goulven!"959 words
  34. 85.Chapter LXXXVI175 words
  35. 86.Chapter LXXXVII1,081 words
  36. 87.Chapter LXXXVIII1,306 words
  37. 88.Chapter LXXXIX: May, 1882520 words
  38. 89.Chapter XC627 words
  39. 90.Chapter XCI263 words
  40. 91.Chapter XCII2,262 words
  41. 92.Chapter XCIII270 words
  42. 93.Chapter XCIV112 words
  43. 94.Chapter XCV: 20th October, 18821,133 words
  44. 95.Chapter XCVI: A Letter from Yves840 words
  45. 96.Chapter XCVII: December, 1882210 words
  46. 97.Chapter XCVIII354 words
  47. 98.Chapter XCIX2,022 words
  48. 99.Chapter C796 words
  49. 100.Chapter CI1,052 words
  50. 101.Chapter CII636 words