Letters To An Unknown (1897) - Merimee, Prosper
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Letters to an Unknown is a collection of short stories by French author Prosper M¿¿¿¿¿rim¿¿¿¿¿e, first published in 1897. The stories are presented as a series of letters between an unnamed narrator and an unknown recipient, with each letter telling a different tale. The stories range in subject matter from historical events to tales of love and betrayal, and are set in various locations around the world, including France, Spain, and Russia. M¿¿¿¿¿rim¿¿¿¿¿e's writing style is characterized by his use of vivid imagery and his ability to create complex, multi-layered characters. The stories in…mehr

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Letters to an Unknown is a collection of short stories by French author Prosper M¿¿¿¿¿rim¿¿¿¿¿e, first published in 1897. The stories are presented as a series of letters between an unnamed narrator and an unknown recipient, with each letter telling a different tale. The stories range in subject matter from historical events to tales of love and betrayal, and are set in various locations around the world, including France, Spain, and Russia. M¿¿¿¿¿rim¿¿¿¿¿e's writing style is characterized by his use of vivid imagery and his ability to create complex, multi-layered characters. The stories in Letters to an Unknown are widely regarded as some of M¿¿¿¿¿rim¿¿¿¿¿e's best work and have been praised for their depth, complexity, and emotional resonance. Overall, this book is a must-read for fans of classic literature and those interested in exploring the human experience through the lens of fiction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Prosper M rim e (28 September 1803 23 September 1870) was a Romanticist French writer and one of the forefathers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a well-known archaeologist and historian, as well as a pivotal role in architectural preservation history. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which inspired Bizet's opera Carmen. He studied Russian, a language he adored, and translated the works of several prominent Russian authors, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. He was the inspector of French historical monuments from 1830 to 1860, and was in charge of the protection of many historic structures, including the ancient stronghold of Carcassonne and the restoration of the fa ade of Notre-Dame de Paris. He found, with the novelist George Sand, the sequence of tapestries known as The Lady and the Unicorn and arranged for their preservation. He was involved in the establishment of the Mus e National du Moyen Era in Paris, where the tapestries are presently housed. His name appears on the official database of French monuments, the Base M rim e.