De Abbé Constantijn

Resumo

"De Abbé Constantijn" by Ludovic Halévy is a novel published in 1882. When an American actress purchases a French village estate, the elderly Abbot Constantine fears disaster for his beloved peasant community. The new owner, believed to be a Protestant "heretic," threatens to disrupt three decades of peaceful spiritual guidance. As the abbot braces for catastrophe, unexpected revelations challenge his assumptions about faith, virtue, and the true nature of his enigmatic new neighbor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)