The Elm-Tree on the Mall

Name: The Elm-Tree on the Mall
Author: Anatole France

The Elm-Tree on the Mall, written by Anatole France, is a novella that follows the story of a man named Jacques who becomes obsessed with an elm tree growing in the middle of a busy mall. Despite the chaos and noise around him, Jacques finds solace in the tree's tranquility and begins to spend more and more time under its branches. As he becomes more immersed in his tree-watching, Jacques starts to question the nature of reality and the meaning of life. Will you like to know more about this book?

By Anatole France · First published 1902 · Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Satire · 17 chapters · 58,950 words

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The salon which the Cardinal-Archbishop used as a reception room had been fitted, in the time of Louis XV., with panellings of carved wood painted a light grey. Seated figures of women surrounded by trophies filled the angles of the cornices. The mirror on the chimney-piece being in two divisions, was covered, as to its lower half, with a drapery of crimson velvet which threw into relief a pure white statue of Our Lady of Lourdes with her pretty blue scarf. Along the walls, in the middle of the panels, hung enamel plates framed in reddish plush, portraits of Popes Pius IX. and Leo XIII. printed in colours, and pieces of embroidery, either souvenirs of Rome or gifts from the pious ladies of the diocese. The gilded side-tables were loaded with plaster models of Gothic or Romanesque churches: the Cardinal-Archbishop was fond of buildings.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Anatole France
Date: 1902 CE
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Satire, Parody, Social Commentary
Length: 58,950 words
Structure: 17 chapters, 1,078 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Fiction — The Elm-Tree on the Mall is a narrative story with invented or imagined events and characters.
Historical Fiction — The book is set in a specific historical period and contains elements of both factual and fictional events with historical figures woven into the narrative.
Satire — Anatole France uses irony, humor, and ridicule to expose and criticize contemporary politics and society in the book.
Parody — The author uses an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.