
AVANT-PROPOS
LETTRES DE MON MOULIN
LA DILIGENCE DE BEAUCAIRE
LE SECRET DE MAÎTRE CORNILLE
LA CHÈVRE DE M. SEGUIN
LES ÉTOILES
L'ARLÉSIENNE
LA MULE DU PAPE
LE PHARE DES SANGUINAIRES
L'AGONIE DE LA SÉMILLANTE
In this luminous series of short letters, the narrator invites listeners into the sun‑kissed hills and fragrant valleys of Provence. Through simple yet precise storytelling, everyday people—farmers, artisans, gossiping villagers—appear with a warmth that feels like a summer breeze. The tales balance humor with tenderness, letting the listener hear the clatter of a market, the scent of thyme, and the quiet sigh of an old windmill turning.
Each vignette captures a fleeting moment: a mischievous child’s prank, a lover’s secret promise, or an old man's reminiscence of a vanished way of life. The language is spare, almost musical, echoing the rhythm of the region’s ancient songs while remaining accessible to modern ears. As the collection unfolds, the listener gains a vivid portrait of a land where tradition and change dance together, leaving an impression of timeless charm.
Language
fr
Duration
~5 hours (288K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. Created from page scans made available by Al Haines.
Release date
2011-07-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1840–1897
Best remembered for warm, vivid stories of Provence, this French novelist and short-story writer mixed humor, feeling, and close observation of everyday life. His books helped make pieces like Letters from My Mill and Tartarin of Tarascon enduring classics of 19th-century French literature.
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