"Le roman de Miraut - Chien de chasse" by Louis Pergaud is a French novel published in 1913. When farmer and hunter Lisée acquires Miraut, a hunting dog, he brings home far more than a companion. The puppy disrupts his household, enraging Lisée's wife while deepening the bond between man and dog. Through domestic mishaps, poaching adventures, and forced separation, this story explores loyalty, marital discord, and the extraordinary relationship between a hunter and his devoted hound in rural France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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