# Prosper Mérimée's Short Stories Author: Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870; King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Ives, George Burnham, 1856-1930 [Translator] Genre: Category: Short Stories Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67643 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Prosper+M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e%27s+Short+Stories+M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it. Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics. The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions. Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be. The prediction that was made in their day having been fulfilled so far, it does not seem hazardous... ## Chapters - [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/4/index.md) - [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/3/index.md) - [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/2/index.md) - [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/8/index.md) - [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/5/index.md) - [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/7/index.md) - [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/1/index.md) - [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/6/index.md) - [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/9/index.md) - [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/prosper-merimee-s-short-stories-67643/chapters/10/index.md)