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Contes du lundi
Annotated
All forty-two stories on the Franco-Prussian War, the Commune, Paris and literary life, with historical bearings and a period lexicon.
About the work
A landmark mystery, returned to its full narrative force.
Daudet’s brief narratives cross the classroom, battlefield, besieged city and literary salon in the aftermath of 1870. The complete forty-two-text sequence is accompanied by a compact historical apparatus.
Textual source. The complete forty-two-text collection first published in volume form in 1873.
What this edition adds
Care around the text,
never over it.
The complete collection
Every text remains in its documented sequence, with the original voice and structure preserved.
Context after the reading
Concise notes illuminate language, history and form without interrupting the work or anticipating its effects.
A coherent visual world
Five monochrome plates echo the material detail and atmosphere of the collection.
Accessible by design
Reflowable text, semantic navigation, descriptive links and alternative text support flexible reading.