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The story follows a spirited sixteen-year-old girl nicknamed Chiffon who resists family pressure to accept an advantageous marriage, provoking clashes with her vain and socially ambitious mother. Surrounded by relatives and suitors from provincial aristocracy, she asserts willful independence while her guardians maneuver on her behalf. Episodes mix light comedy and sharp social observation, depicting manners, maternal snobbery, and household power dynamics. The narrative unfolds in episodic scenes that balance witty dialogue, character sketches, and satirical portraits of marriage and class expectations.

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Title: Le mariage de Chiffon

Author: Gyp

Release date: November 13, 2020 [eBook #63734]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: French

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Le Mariage de Chiffon

Par
Gyp

Nelson
Éditeurs
189, rue Saint-Jacques
Paris
Calmann-Lévy
Éditeurs
3, rue Auber
Paris

GYP
(COMTESSE DE MARTEL DE JANVILLE)
née en 1850

Première édition du «Mariage de Chiffon» : 1894

A
MADAME MAURICE BARRÈS,
AFFECTUEUX SOUVENIR DE

GYP

Juin 1894.