Genevieve: Or Peasant Love And Sorrow is a novel written by French author Alphonse De Lamartine and published in 1850. The story is set in a rural village in France and follows the life of Genevieve, a young peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy nobleman named Count Octave. Despite their social differences, Genevieve and Octave begin a secret romantic relationship, which is eventually discovered by Octave's family. The couple is torn apart...
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