Prosper M?rim (September 28, 1803 - September 23, 1870) on War and Military Aristocracy(published by RevoltSource) |
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French Writer in the Movement of Romanticism, and one of the Pioneers of the Novella, a Short Novel or Long Short Story
: A French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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“I am afraid the generals are not geniuses.”
Source: "The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-1," by Alistair Horne, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1965. Chapter 3: The Disastrous Six Weeks, Page 39.
"The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-1," by Alistair Horne, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1965.
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