A Child’s Romance (1891)

A Child's Romance (1891) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. The book tells the story of a young boy named Pierre, who falls in love with a girl named Gertrude while on vacation with his family. Despite their young age, Pierre and Gertrude share a deep connection and spend their days exploring the countryside together. However, their romance is cut short when Pierre's family must return home. As he grows older, Pierre remembers his childhood romance with Gertrude and reflects on the fleeting nature of young love. The novel explores themes of innocence, nostalgia, and the bittersweet nature of first love. With its lyrical prose and evocative imagery, A Child's Romance is a timeless meditation on the joys and sorrows of youth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.