Letters from my Mill

LETTERS FROM MY MILL

Author:

First edition:

Lettres de mon Moulin, Hetzel, 1869. Letters and short-stories written between 1866 and 1869 with Paul Arene, and first published in "Evenement" and "Le Figaro".

Main illustrators:

Angeli Bour Droit Morin Politzer Robaudi Rozier-Gaudriault Seguin-Fontes

In short:

Its is a first-person narration, in 14 tales, with a preface where the narrator explains his reasons to buy the mill.
Tired of the hectic life in Paris, the narrator retreats to Provence. He observes the life of the farmers, meets different people and hears their stories. Some of them are quite well-known still nowadays:
"The Discovery of Maître Cornille Secret" is the story of a miller who struggles against modern steam mills and pretends to work.
"Mr. Seguin's Goat" is the story of a goat who ends up being eaten by a wolf.
"Pope's mule" is the story of a mule who takes vengeance on a man who illtreated her seven years ago.
"Father Gauxer's elixir" is the story of a priest who meets all his congregation in Hell.

Selection of edition:

Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Félix Buhot, Lemerre, 1879, 5 ill.
Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Alcide Robaudi, 1920.
Lettres de Mon moulin, illustrated by J. Droit, Devambez, 1927.
Les Lettres de Mon Moulin, illustrated by Henry Morin, Curtil, 1944.
Les Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Michel Politzer, Gallimard, collection "1000 Soleils", 1975.
La Chèvre de Monsieur Seguin, illustrated by May Angeli, Hachette, 1975.
Les Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Rozier-Gaudrillaut, Le Livre de Poche, 1982.
Les Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Jean-Noël Rochut, éd. Ouest-France, 1985.
Les Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Marthe Seguin-Fontes, Les Livres du Dragon d'or, 1990.
Les Lettres de mon moulin, illustrated by Danièle Bour, Grasset jeunesse, 1995.