Alfred de Musset et George Sand dessins par Alfred de Musset

A unique collection of previously unseen letters, sketches, and contemporary testimonies brings the fleeting romance between two of France’s most celebrated writers into vivid focus. Drawing on material supplied by Musset’s sister and other close relatives, the volume offers intimate verses, personal dedications, and even playful drawings that reveal the private side of their literary partnership.

The narrative begins with their first meeting in the spring of 1833, when mutual admiration quickly turns into a lively correspondence of poems and flirtatious notes. Their bond deepens enough to spark an adventurous journey through Italy, charting stops in Lyon, Avignon, Genoa and Florence, while the fragile health of the heroine adds a poignant undercurrent to the travelogue.

Listening to this compilation feels like stepping into a 19th‑century salon, hearing the whispered confidences and observing the everyday details that shaped their brief but intense liaison. It invites listeners to reconsider a celebrated love story through the very words and images its participants left behind.