Lettres de mon moulin

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Lettres de mon moulin" by Alphonse Daudet is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The work captures the beauty and charm of the Provençal landscape, depicting the life and characters of the region through a series of vignettes centered around a rustic mill. The narrative conveys the author's deep appreciation for nature, cultural heritage, and the trials of ordinary people. The opening of the text introduces us to the author's arrival at his newly acquired mill in Provence, which has been abandoned for years. The vivid descriptions of the setting reveal a tranquil landscape populated by rabbits and an old owl, emphasizing the sense of solitude and beauty surrounding the mill. Daudet reflects on the contrast between his present peaceful life and the chaotic atmosphere of Paris. He observes a delightful return of livestock to a nearby farm, recounting the joyful scene that unfolds, full of sounds and activities that paint a lively picture of country life. The beginning sets the tone for themes of nostalgia, harmony with nature, and the charm of rural existence that will likely unfold in the subsequent stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Tonya Allen, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.

Notes:

Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_My_Windmill Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettres_de_mon_moulin

Release date is 2004-04-01