Project Gutenberg 2010-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 151 Mérimée, Prosper 1803 1870 Merimee, Prosper Fagan, Louis 1845 1903 Fagan, Louis Alexander Lettres à M. Panizzi - 3eme édition, Tome I Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Lettres à M. Panizzi - 3eme édition, Tome I" by Prosper Mérimée is a collection of letters written during the mid-19th century. This work documents the correspondence between Mérimée and Antonio Panizzi, a prominent figure at the British Museum, covering historical, political, and cultural events of their time. The letters provide insight into the life at the court of Napoleon III and reflect Mérimée's personal viewpoints, intertwining the wider narrative of the Second Empire with anecdotes and sharp observations. At the start of the collection, Mérimée introduces his correspondence with Panizzi, beginning with a request related to manuscripts that belonged to Stendhal. The letters progress to discuss not only the intricacies of library politics and cultural exchanges but also the personal experiences and observations of life within the imperial court. Early on, references to significant political figures and events, including the tension of the Empire and anecdotes from the court's social scene, set the stage for a deeper exploration of the era's complexities, through Mérimée's discerning lens as both a witness and participant in the unfolding history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879 Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 -- Correspondence PQ Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) 485245 2025-08-13T06:49:44.430433 text/html 448575 2021-01-06T10:39:39 text/html 293031 2025-08-13T06:49:54.763373 application/epub+zip 303646 2025-08-13T06:49:48.209461 application/epub+zip 251824 2025-08-13T06:49:46.712461 application/epub+zip 616684 2025-08-13T06:49:59.221377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590904 2025-08-13T06:49:53.542394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498119 2022-09-14T15:29:26.556177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431695 2025-08-13T06:49:43.139470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 421893 2021-01-06T10:39:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20473 2025-08-13T06:49:59.373347 application/rdf+xml 21065 2025-08-13T06:49:47.240409 image/jpeg 4731 2025-08-13T06:49:46.976422 image/jpeg 158244 2021-01-06T10:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 195462 2021-01-06T10:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 283227 2025-08-13T06:49:44.472452 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia