Project Gutenberg 2014-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 127 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Variétés Historiques et Littéraires (02/10) Recueil de pièces volantes rares et curieuses en prose et en vers Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Guy de Montpellier, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Variétés Historiques et Littéraires" by Edouard Fournier is a collection of historical and literary pieces written in the mid-19th century. This volume presents rare and curious written works, both in prose and verse, accompanied by reviews and annotations. The collection likely addresses various subjects from French culture and history, offering insights into the period's literary climate and significant events. The opening of this work begins with a memorandum on the state of the Académie française, submitted to Louis XIV around the late 17th century. It discusses the decline in the academy's influence and the perceived inefficacy of its members, contrasting its previous established reputation as a governing body for the French language and literature. The text further argues for the importance of reviving interest in the academy's work and suggests methods to restore its esteem, emphasizing the connection between national pride in language and cultural sophistication. Overall, this beginning sets a historical context and establishes a critical tone regarding the vitality of literary institutions in France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French literature PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - European 688055 2025-07-19T06:49:52.657291 text/html 673234 2024-10-24T12:35:49 text/html 954067 2025-07-19T06:50:05.197271 application/epub+zip 962399 2025-07-19T06:49:55.617325 application/epub+zip 332929 2025-07-19T06:49:54.176328 application/epub+zip 1190264 2025-07-19T06:50:10.942201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1084076 2025-07-19T06:50:02.915241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456178 2022-09-21T14:35:17.089455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555434 2025-07-19T06:49:51.247304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 535408 2024-10-24T12:35:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17702 2025-07-19T06:50:11.084207 application/rdf+xml 10885 2025-07-19T06:49:54.322289 image/jpeg 2001 2025-07-19T06:49:54.252282 image/jpeg 999033 2025-07-19T06:49:52.746304 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 en.wikipedia