
Au lecteur
PRÉFACE
L’ÉCOLIER
L’OREILLER D’UNE PETITE FILLE
DORMEUSE
SELON DIEU
LE NUAGE ET L’ENFANT
L’ENFANT AU MIROIR
LA PETITE PLEUREUSE A SA MÈRE
LA FRIVOLE
A whimsical collection that slides between poetry, lullaby and gentle essay, welcoming listeners into a world where everyday moments sparkle with imagination. The opening invites young hearts to turn each page with curiosity, while the lyrical voice drifts over school corridors, buzzing bees, fluttering swallows and quiet pillows that guard a child’s sleep. It feels like a conversation with nature, each line coaxing a smile or a thoughtful pause.
Through vivid sketches—a reluctant schoolboy bargaining with an eager bee for the secret of flight, a solemn dog named Stentor urging the child toward learning, and a tender ode to a soft pillow for the sleepless—this work celebrates the simple joys and quiet struggles of growing up. The language is playful yet sincere, offering listeners both comfort and a gentle nudge to cherish wonder, labor, and the promise that every small step can lead to brighter days.
Language
fr
Duration
~20 minutes (19K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
France: Garnier Frères, 1924.
Credits
Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
Release date
Jun 16, 2022
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1786–1859
A leading voice of French Romantic poetry, her work turns private sorrow, love, and resilience into writing that still feels intimate and alive. She was also a stage performer, and that sense of music and feeling runs through much of what she wrote.
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