Parisians and Provincials - Alexandre Dumas

Monsieur Peluche is a self made man, proud to be a member of the Parisian bourgeoisie. He is wealthy, methodical, a little pompous and a little ridiculous and has made a considerable fortune manufacturing and dealing in artificial fruit and flowers. He dislikes the upper classes, France’s titled noblemen and women who have made their money in which he considers the easy way – by inheriting it. He adores the city and despises the country. It is odd then, that he ever came to be best friends with Madeleine, his almost exact opposite. Although the same age as M. Peluche, Madeleine is ... more