#french books
The Mourning of Pallas
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson (French; 1767–1824)
ca. 1790–93
Pen and brown ink, brush, and gray and brown wash, heightened with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Design for an illustration in Pierre Didot the Elder’s 1798 edition of the works of Virgil
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Looking for some easier French works to read? Here’s a quick list of stories for anyone who’s looking for something more imaginative and less challenging than the classics!
All of the linked stories are available online.
Children’s Stories:
- Restons bons copains!
- Le premier Noël de Bonbon
- Le Hibou et la Minette
- Le Vilain Caneton
- Les Trois Petits Cochons
- La Muraille
- Lexi Savant, Détective Privé
- Miguel et le Roi Arthur
- Léo le Lion
- Léa, petite faiseuse de rêves
- Une amie pour de vrai
- Le quatrième roi mage
- Tout au fond du jardin
- Le loup, la clairière et le sablier
Longer Reads:
That’s just a very short list of some French stories I’ve read in the past or have found online. Feel free to add your own!
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