George Sand
THE DEVIL’S POOL
By George Sand
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1903 - P.F. Collier & Son Company, 1917, 105 pages
Review by Michael Beach
This version of the work is included in a series of writings published as Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction. Despite the ominous sounding title, the work is a quaint snapshot look into rural life in the French berry region. It may come as a surprize to others as it did to me that the author, despite the name, was a French woman.
A recent widower with three growing children sets out to find a new wife at the urgings of some of his neighbors. A well-intentioned father-in-law of Germaine points him in the direction of a well-to-do young lady of marrying age in another part of the region. As he travels to meet her, his oldest son, Pierre, joins him and despite his best efforts he cannot get the youngster to return home. Along the way they meet a young lass named Mary from the rural district where the intended lady lives. She and the son become fast friends. The trio get lost after taking a break near the small body of water baring the story’s titular name. They camp there for the night and resume travel the next day.
Mary agrees to care for the boy as Germaine advances to the home of the potential bride. This lady is of the upper set. The widower is a farmer. He quickly learns there are other suitors on hand and the coquettish intended is not of his sort. He returns to Pierre and Mary and the friendship resumes as they travel home. As you might guess, the friendship leads to love and the book ends with Germaine and Mary happily married.
By George Sand
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1903 - P.F. Collier & Son Company, 1917, 105 pages
Review by Michael Beach
This version of the work is included in a series of writings published as Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction. Despite the ominous sounding title, the work is a quaint snapshot look into rural life in the French berry region. It may come as a surprize to others as it did to me that the author, despite the name, was a French woman.
A recent widower with three growing children sets out to find a new wife at the urgings of some of his neighbors. A well-intentioned father-in-law of Germaine points him in the direction of a well-to-do young lady of marrying age in another part of the region. As he travels to meet her, his oldest son, Pierre, joins him and despite his best efforts he cannot get the youngster to return home. Along the way they meet a young lass named Mary from the rural district where the intended lady lives. She and the son become fast friends. The trio get lost after taking a break near the small body of water baring the story’s titular name. They camp there for the night and resume travel the next day.
Mary agrees to care for the boy as Germaine advances to the home of the potential bride. This lady is of the upper set. The widower is a farmer. He quickly learns there are other suitors on hand and the coquettish intended is not of his sort. He returns to Pierre and Mary and the friendship resumes as they travel home. As you might guess, the friendship leads to love and the book ends with Germaine and Mary happily married.
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