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Pastels in Prose

Stuart Merrill

First published 1890
Publisher Harper & Brothers
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages xvi+268

  • {{Tr|Stuart Merrill}} from works by 23 French writers, organized in 23 sections by writer.
  • As of September 2017, HathiTrust Digital Library catalogs together 7 e-copies of which three —one each from Harvard (hvd.hwp9hx), Michigan (39015009048912), and California (uc2.ark:/13960/t56d5sm2m)— appear to be 1st ed., 1st printing, with the original cover and front pages complete.
  • Most of the selections are very short. For instance "Louis Bertrand" spans pp. 1-29 and comprises 13 stories or prose poems. The longest contents are Ephraïm Mikhaël, "Solitude: Anywhere Out of the World", 134-48, and Maurice de Guérin, "The Centaur", 221-36.
  • The 1st edition title page displays "From the French" at the top, above a horizontal line; another suggests the title Pastels in Prose: From the French (viewed at HDL).

Prose poems {{Tr|Stuart Merrill}}

Page Title Author(s) Type
5 The Student of Leyden Louis Bertrand Poem
7 The Round Under the Bell Louis Bertrand Poem
9 Evening on the Water Louis Bertrand Poem
11 Moonlight Louis Bertrand Poem
13 The Gallant Louis Bertrand Poem
15 The Mason Louis Bertrand Poem
17 The Salamander Louis Bertrand Poem
19 Henriquez Louis Bertrand Poem
21 The Tulip Vendor Louis Bertrand Poem
23 The Muleteers Louis Bertrand Poem
26 Madame de Montbazon Louis Bertrand Poem
28 Padre Pugnaccio Louis Bertrand Poem
33 A Story in White Paul Leclercq Poem
43 Roses & Lilies Théodore de Banville Poem
45 The Angels Théodore de Banville Poem
47 Remembrance Théodore de Banville Poem
49 Harelquin Théodore de Banville Poem
51 The Goddess Théodore de Banville Poem
53 The Ineffable Théodore de Banville Poem
57 The Death of the Dauphin Alphonse Daudet Poem
63 The Sous-Préfet Afield Alphonse Daudet Poem
71 Vox Populi Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Short Story
81 The Harpsichord of Yeddo George Auriol Poem
87 The Shadow of the Orange-Leaves Judith Gautier Poem
88 The Emperor Judith Gautier Poem
90 A Poet Gazes on the Moon Judith Gautier Poem
92 The Sadness of the Husbandman Judith Gautier Poem
93 The Mysterious Flute Judith Gautier Poem
94 The Fisherman Judith Gautier Poem
95 The Sages' Dance Judith Gautier Poem
96 The Red Flower Judith Gautier Poem
97 The Moonlight in the Sea Judith Gautier Poem
98 Near the Mouth of the River Judith Gautier Poem
99 The House in the Heart Judith Gautier Poem
100 A Young Girl's Cares Judith Gautier Poem
101 Indifference to the Lures of Spring Judith Gautier Poem
105 Camaïeu in Red Joris-Karl Huÿsmans Poem
111 The Captive Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
115 The Toyshop Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
118 The Junk Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
120 Kingship Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
125 Miracles Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
130 The Evocator Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
134 Solitude Ephraïm Mikhaël Poem
151 The Brothers-at-Arms Pierre Quillard Poem
157 The Sad Season Rodolphe Darzens Poem
159 On the Promenades Rodolphe Darzens Poem
163 The Stranger Charles Baudelaire Poem
165 The Confiteor of the Artist Charles Baudelaire Poem
167 Every One His Own Chimera Charles Baudelaire Poem
169 The Buffoon and the Venus Charles Baudelaire Poem
171 Crowds Charles Baudelaire Poem
174 The Windows Charles Baudelaire Poem
176 The Blessings of the Moon Charles Baudelaire Poem
179 Anywhere Out of the World Charles Baudelaire Poem
185 The Conquering Dream Achille Delaroche Poem
189 In Autumn Stéphane Mallarmé Poem
192 In Winter Stéphane Mallarmé Poem
197 Minoration Émile Hennequin Poem
198 The Quest Émile Hennequin Poem
199 A Dream Émile Hennequin Poem
201 The Irremediable Émile Hennequin Poem
203 Words Émile Hennequin Poem
205 The Earth Émile Hennequin Poem
209 The City Adrien Remacle Poem
213 The Death of Pierrot Paul Margueritte Poem
221 The Centaur Maurice De Guérin Poem
239 A Fantasy Paul Masy Poem
243 The Guests Hector Chainaye Poem
249 Melicerte Catulle Mendès Poem
251 The Swans Catulle Mendès Poem
253 Queen Coelia Catulle Mendès Poem
256 The Trial of the Roses Catulle Mendès Poem
261 Glories Charles-Eudes Bonin Poem
265 The Stairway Henri de Régnier Poem
ix Translator's Note (Pastels in Prose) Stuart Merrill Essay
v The Prose Poem William Dean Howells Essay