Francois the Foundling in French.

«Francois the Foundling» — is a story from the life of a French village in the nineteenth century. Many critics of that time reproached George Sand for idealizing peasants, but the writer insisted that civilization had not yet corrupted the... morals of rural inhabitants; they are full of nobility and selflessness, and capable of selfless love. Francois's childhood would have been quite joyless if it were not for his meeting with Madeleine Blanche, who became a second mother to the orphan. The boy grows up, and now he dedicates his life to Madeleine and her loved ones…
We offer readers the unadapted text of the story, supplemented with questions on the content of each chapter and a glossary.