"L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 3" by Ludovic Halévy is a novel published in 1882. When an American actress purchases a French village castle, the elderly Abbot Constantine fears for his beloved peasant community's morals and traditions. The new owner's Protestant faith and theatrical background seem to threaten everything he has protected for thirty years. But as the story unfolds, appearances prove deceiving, and the abbot discovers unexpected truths about his seemingly dangerous neighbor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)