A Romance of Youth — Complete

About This Book

'A Romance of Youth' is a novel written by François Coppée. The story begins with a nostalgic recollection of the narrator, Amedee Violette, of a childhood memory on his fifth-floor balcony. He remembers coloring woodcuts with watercolors and listening to a neighbor playing the piano, while looking out at the quiet Rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs. Amedee's mother calls him in for dinner, and his father, a mild and unpretentious man, comes home. They have a simple supper on the balcony and are joined by their neighbor, M. Gerard, and his family. The children chatter through the trellis, and Louise, t...