Un philosophe sous les toits, journal d'un homme heureux, publie par M. Emile SouvestreDate de l'edition originale: 1851Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
Émile Souvestre was a French novelist who was a native of Morlaix, Finistère. He was the son of a civil engineer and was educated at the college of Pontivy, with the intention of following his father's career by entering the Polytechnic School.
His best work is to be found in Les Derniers Bretons (4 vols, 1835-1837) and Le Foyer breton (1844), where the folk-lore and natural features of his native province are worked up into story form, and in Un Philosophe sous les toils, which received in 1851 a well-deserved academic prize. He also wrote a number of other works—novels, dramas, essays and miscellanies
I bought this book years ago in an antique store for $10 solely because I fell in love with the beautiful cover. It is a floral motif design on one side with a border of burgundy on the left. There is a gold embossed view of Paris from the window with a pot of flowers sitting on the window ledge. It has many illustrations throughout the book and is in very good condition (even has a few old pieces of paper that are antique flower magazines that someone used for book markers). It is a copyrighted edition that was electrotyped and printed in 1892 by D. Appleton and Company in New York (The Appleton Press). I have never actually read the book but now have it on my "to read" list as just taking it off the shelf and handling it has peaked my interest again after all these years!
Some morsels of thoughtful ways to reflect and live that are still applicable to modern society. Enjoyed and recommend. Found my copy at an antique store.
This book was a nice follow up to having read Amiel's Journal (better) last year. If you enjoy Robert Walser, you may enjoy this, as it is a similar quiet aesthetic, yet somewhat hard-headed character. It's broken up into nice chapters so you can read one chapter, put it down, and pick it up on a new chapter months later and be none for the worse. In that sense, it might be a nice book to have on your shelf. Only if you appreciate boys who write about looking out their window and are willing to feel drawn to be more grateful for your parents.