A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories: Annotated Edition

Mérimée, Prosper

ISBN 10: 1847495141 / ISBN 13: 9781847495143

Published by Alma Books, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories: Annotated Edition
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847495141
• ISBN 13: 9781847495143
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 Châteaufort. 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.

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About the Author

Well-versed in European languages and an archaeologist by profession, Prosper Mérimée (1803–70) wrote stories and novellas which displayed his concern for historical accuracy and his fascination for foreign places.