Voyage autour de mon jardin

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Voyage autour de mon jardin

by Alphonse Karr

FR·~10 hours·61 chapters

Chapters

61 total

VOYAGE AUTOUR DE MON JARDIN

0:21

LETTRE I.

8:01

LETTRE II.

7:57

LETTRE III.

12:17

LETTRE IV.

11:42

LETTRE V. SUR UN ROSIER.

28:03

LETTRE VI. LES SAVANTS.

10:59

LETTRE VII.

17:15

LETTRE VIII.

21:25

LETTRE IX.

15:21

Description

A quiet, intimate voice greets the listener, recalling the moment a dear friend set off on a long journey, leaving behind a bustling courtyard and a sudden hush. The narrator wrestles with a sudden surge of envy, turning that raw feeling into a thoughtful meditation on friendship, desire, and the limits of our own horizons. As the carriage disappears, he resolves to wander his own familiar grounds, finding meaning in the everyday.

The book unfolds as a lyrical tour of a garden, pairing charming illustrations of insects and plants with the narrator’s reflective prose. Each entry, arranged alphabetically, invites you to pause and notice the tiny marvels that share our world, while the author’s musings weave philosophical insights about freedom, contentment, and the simple pleasures of observation. Listeners are drawn into a gentle, contemplative stroll that transforms an ordinary garden into a landscape of wonder.

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Language

fr

Duration

~10 hours (602K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Release date

2011-12-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alphonse Karr

Alphonse Karr

1808–1890

A sharp-eyed French novelist and journalist, he became famous for witty, satirical writing that poked at society and politics. His books blend personal feeling, humor, and a lively sense of 19th-century life.

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