02338cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324501100015026400510026030000470031133600260035833700260038433800360041050000310044650801350047752011650061253400450177765300540182265300430187670000330191985600430195299900170199556474UtSlPG20260610134312.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aMérimée, Prosper,d1803-187010aLettres à une inconnue, Tome Deuxième :bPrécédée d'une étude sur P. Mérimée par H. Taine 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-01-31  aProduced by Laura Natal Rodrigues and Marc D'Hooghe at
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Internet Archive.)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 -- Correspondence  aDacquin, Jeanne Françoise, 1811-18951 aTaine, Hippolyte,d1828-189340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56474  c97305d97305