The George Sand–Gustave Flaubert Letters
Gustave Flaubert & George Sand · 1921
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Description
A. L. McKenzie translated the Sand and Flaubert letters in 1921, with Stuart Sherman's opening essay. Sherman notes that the friendship ran twelve years, through the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune. Sand appears in her calm late years at Nohant, ringed by children and grandchildren.
Flaubert, the hermit of Croisset, writes from the opposite pole of life. The two giants argue over art, politics, and how a writer should live. Their exchange is funny, combative, and deeply fond by turns. Sherman calls it rich as biography alone, yet the letters also show two great minds at full stretch for any reader.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gustave Flaubert & George Sand |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1921 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 680168 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |