The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol
By William John Locke
Cover: Road with Cypress and Star (1890), oil on canvas by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (artist died 1890)
William J. Locke's 1912 collection about Aristide Pujol, a cheerful, resourceful, perpetually penniless Gascon who talks his way through the south of France and beyond. Each chapter is a small comedy of his schemes and his big heart. Light and charming.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.
Table of contents
- 1: The Adventure of the Fair Patronne
- 2: The Adventure of the Arlesienne
- 3: The Adventure of the Kind Mr. Smith
- 4: The Adventure of the Foundling
- 5: The Adventure of the Pig's Head
- 6: The Adventure of Fleurette
- 7: The Adventure of the Miracle
- 8: The Adventure of the Fickle Goddess
- 9: The Adventure of a Saint Martin's Summer