
A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories
Annotated Edition
Prosper Merimee(Author)
Alma Classics (Publisher)
Published on 25. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-84749-514-3 (ISBN)
Description
Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a boorish, inattentive and socially ambitious husband, Julie de Chaverny enjoys a flirtatious dalliance with the elegant Major de Chateaufort. However, the sudden reappearance of an old admirer, M. Darcy, who has returned from Turkey with a tale of breathtaking derring-do and chivalry to add to his charms, reawakens in Julie a forgotten passion, and convinces her to pursue a rash and dangerous course, one that will have tragic consequences.
Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging.
Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Alma Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
212 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84749-514-3 (9781847495143)
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Persons
Well-versed in European languages and an archaeologist by profession, Prosper Merimee (1803-70) wrote stories and novellas which displayed his concern for historical accuracy and his fascination for foreign places.