Woman and Puppet, Etc.Pierre Louÿs
Woman and Puppet, Etc.
by OpenStories
Original author: Pierre Louÿs
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"Woman and Puppet, Etc." by Pierre Louÿs is a novel written in 1898. Set during carnival in Seville, it tells the story of don Mateo Diaz and his turbulent relationship with Conchita Pérez, a bewitching young Andalusian woman. Through cycles of attraction and rejection, flirtation and jealousy, don Mateo finds himself manipulated for fourteen months before a violent confrontation changes everything. The novel explores obsessive passion and psychological manipulation in a tale that has inspired numerous opera and film adaptations.
Woman and Puppet, Etc., by Pierre Louÿs. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #51107.
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33 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter475 words
- 2.Chapter I1,168 words
- 3.Chapter II554 words
- 4.Chapter III1,492 words
- 5.Chapter IV862 words
- 6.Chapter V351 words
- 7.Chapter VI568 words
- 8.Chapter VII221 words
- 9.Chapter VIII140 words
- 10.Chapter IX214 words
- 11.Chapter X: After all that had happened I had three paths open before me282 words
- 12.Chapter XI: They left us alone173 words
- 13.Chapter XII: And Last63 words
- 14.Chapter I1,177 words
- 15.Chapter II418 words
- 16.Chapter I889 words
- 17.Chapter II1,203 words
- 18.Chapter III788 words
- 19.Chapter I597 words
- 20.Chapter II596 words
- 21.Chapter III942 words
- 22.Chapter I: The Gardens of the Goddess1,819 words
- 23.Chapter II: Mylitta and Melitta2,974 words
- 24.Chapter III: Immortal Love and Mortal Death1,132 words
- 25.Chapter IV: Aphrodite’s Pearls1,316 words
- 26.Chapter V: Dice--The Venus Throw835 words
- 27.Chapter VI: The Rose of Chrysis the Lovely1,550 words
- 28.Chapter VII: Queen Berenice2,034 words
- 29.Chapter I1,610 words
- 30.Chapter II1,830 words
- 31.Chapter III1,259 words
- 32.Chapter IV305 words
- 33.Chapter V2,533 words