Letters from my Windmill
by Alphonse Daudet
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appears in About France and Fiction.
The stories are all told by the author in the first person, typically addressing a Parisian reader. The author, having relocated his home from Paris, recounts short bucolic tales about his new life in Provence as well as his trips to Corsica and French Algeria. Considered to be lighthearted, and often a bit tongueincheek, the stories vary from d...
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appears in About France and Fiction.
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