The Monday Tales

by Alphonse Daudet

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding show more of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Monday Tales; Little Masterpieces Alphonse Daudet Little, Brown, 1901 Fantasy show less

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Contes du lundi est un recueil de nouvelles en trois parties de l'écrivain français Alphonse Daudet. Publié en 1873 aux éditions Alphonse Lemerre et inspiré des événements de la guerre franco-prussienne, il dresse des tableaux réalistes de la vie de l'époque : le peuple de Paris soumis aux privations, les événements de la Commune et la répression des Versaillais. Alphonse Daudet exalte aussi la tristesse de la perte de l'Alsace-Lorraine à travers La Dernière Classe, le récit le plus connu de cet ouvrage.
Parus en 1873, les Contes du lundi évoquent dans la première partie, « La Fantaisie et l'Histoire », cette période de défaite et de bouleversements que fut la guerre de 1870. Fierté blessée, grandeur ou malice animent des textes devenus des classiques comme « Le porte-drapeau », « La dernière classe », « L'enfant espion ».L'humour, noir ou rose, domine dans « Caprices et souvenirs » de la seconde partie.Simplicité, finesse, émotion, poésie, vérité du trait sont les qualités maîtresses de ce recueil qui, avec les Lettres de mon moulin, fait d'Alphonse Daudet un des plus célèbres écrivains du xixe siècle.Préface de Louis Nucera.Commentaires et notes de Louis Forestier.
Contes du Lundi (1873) was first translated to English in 1900 under the title The Monday Tales. It's a collection of about 42 short stories by French Naturalist Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897). The stories are mostly autobiographical, many about the historical events of the Franco-Prussian War, Siege of Paris and Paris Commune uprising, which Daudet lived through. The book makes most sense with some prior knowledge or interest in French history, Daudet was writing close to the events and assumes a familiarity. However a few of the best stories can still be read generally. Daudet was probably the most famous author in the world between 1877-1882. He has not aged well and is mostly forgotten today, but a few of the stories from this show more collection still deserve attention, most of them under 10 pages each.

Best of the best (order of preference):


*The Boy Spy - unusually powerful ending.
*The Pope is Dead - reminiscent of childhood.
*Belisaire's Prussian - good "true crime".
*The Siege of Berlin - effective political satire.
*Arthur - memorable Zola-like scene of debauchery.
*A Christmas-Eve Revel in the Marais - a Dickens Christmas ghost story.
*The Concert of Company Eight - danse macabre
*At the Outposts - realistic stroll on the front.

Best of the rest (no order):

The Last Lesson, A Game of Billiards, A Renegade Zouave, The Ferry, Alsace! Alsace!, A Turco Of The Commune, The Battle of Pere-Lachaise, The Little Pates, The Last Book, House for Sale!

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Parus en 1873, les Contes du lundi évoquent dans la première partie, « La Fantaisie et l'Histoire », cette période de défaite et de bouleversements que fut la guerre de 1870. Fierté blessée, grandeur ou malice animent des textes devenus des classiques comme « Le porte-drapeau », « La dernière classe », « L'enfant espion ».L'humour, noir ou rose, domine dans « Caprices et souvenirs » de la seconde partie.Simplicité, finesse, émotion, poésie, vérité du trait sont les qualités maîtresses de ce recueil qui, avec les Lettres de mon moulin, fait d'Alphonse Daudet un des plus célèbres écrivains du xixe siècle.Préface de Louis Nucera.Commentaires et notes de Louis Forestier.
This is volume 29 in the Collection Francaise series; it is no. 860 `sur papier de rives' and has beautiful colour illustrations by Lissac.
Romanzo in lingua originale

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Novelist and short-story writer Alphonse Daudet was born on May 13, 1840 in Nimes, France. At the age of 14, he wrote his first novel. He worked as a teacher in Alais, a journalist in Paris, and as a private secretary for Duke de Morny from 1861 to 1865. He married fellow writer Julia Allard in 1867. He enlisted in the army during the show more Franco-Prussian war. He is primarily remembered for his sentimental tales of provincial life in the south of France. His novel Fromont the Younger and Risler the Elder won an award from the Academie Francaise. He died on December 16, 1897 in Paris. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
The Monday Tales
Original title
Contes du lundi
Original publication date
1873
Important events
Siege of Paris; Paris Commune (1871)
Original language*
Francés
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
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848Literature & rhetoricFrench LiteratureFrench miscellaneous writings
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PQ2216 .C7Language and LiteratureFrench, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literaturesFrench literatureModern literature19th century
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