A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories (Paperback)

Prosper Merimee

ISBN 10: 1847495141 / ISBN 13: 9781847495143

Editore: Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2025

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Paperback. Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a boorish, inattentive and socially ambitious husband, Julie de Chaverny enjoys a flirtatious dalliance with the elegant Major de Chateaufort. However, the sudden reappearance of an old admirer, M. Darcy, who has returned from Turkey with a tale of breathtaking derring-do and chivalry to add to his charms, reawakens in Julie a forgotten passion, and convinces her to pursue a rash and dangerous course, one that will have tragic consequences.Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging. Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories (Paperback)
• Editore: Alma Books Ltd, Richmond
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1847495141
• ISBN 13: 9781847495143
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Well-versed in European languages and an archaeologist by profession, Prosper Mérimée (1803–70) wrote stories and novellas which displayed his concern for historical accuracy and his fascination for foreign places.