The Devil's Pool
by George Sand
Illustrated by Eugène-Michel-Joseph Abot · Translated by Ellery Sedgwick · Translated by Jane Minot Sedgwick
"The Devil's Pool" by George Sand is a pastoral novel published in 1846. When widower Germain reluctantly agrees to visit a wealthy widow who seeks remarriage, he journeys with his young son and sixteen-year-old Mary, a girl seeking work. Their overnight stop near the Devil's Pool becomes a turning point, as unexpected feelings stir between Germain and Mary. But with obligations pulling him toward the widow and Mary facing her own troubles, their path forward remains uncertain in this tale of rural French life.
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