Project Gutenberg 2018-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 234 Mérimée, Prosper 1803 1870 Merimee, Prosper Taine, Hippolyte 1828 1893 Taine, H. A. (Hippolyte Adolphe) Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe Graindorge, Frédéric-Thomas Graindorge, Frederic-Thomas Lettres à une inconnue, Tome Deuxième Précédée d'une étude sur P. Mérimée par H. Taine Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Lettres à une inconnue, Tome Deuxième" by Prosper Mérimée is a collection of personal letters written in the mid-19th century. The letters provide glimpses into the life and thoughts of the author, who writes to an unnamed recipient, navigating themes of illness, travel, art, and social observations, while also expressing a longing for connection. The opening of the work introduces a series of letters spanning from September 1857 to September 1859, where the author discusses both mundane experiences and broader reflections about life. In the first letter, he addresses his illness with a sense of irony, contrasting his solitary existence in Paris with the joys of the addressee's travels. As he narrates his thoughts, he touches on literary inspirations, the loneliness of modern life, and glimpses of society through encounters with characters such as the duchess of Sagan and various friends. The letters blend personal correspondence with observations on culture, the passage of time, and the beauty of nature, creating a rich tapestry of the author's introspective journey during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 -- Correspondence Dacquin, Jeanne Françoise, 1811-1895 PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 449194 2025-07-22T12:19:07.380855 text/html 467534 2018-01-31T05:48:44 text/html 241028 2025-07-22T12:19:12.386855 application/epub+zip 247402 2025-07-22T12:19:08.098852 application/epub+zip 247401 2025-07-22T12:19:07.731876 application/epub+zip 389568 2025-07-22T12:19:15.960824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369863 2025-07-22T12:19:12.034839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374290 2022-08-25T12:14:00.520658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432799 2025-07-22T12:19:06.868900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414894 2018-01-31T05:48:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20501 2025-07-22T12:19:16.092857 application/rdf+xml 15639 2025-07-22T12:19:07.818866 image/jpeg 3118 2025-07-22T12:19:07.774886 image/jpeg 156749 2018-01-31T05:48:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 224132 2018-01-31T05:48:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 228868 2025-07-22T12:19:07.423853 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia