Count de Charney, a clever, embittered man who believes in nothing, is imprisoned in a fortress under Napoleon. A small plant springs up between the paving stones of his prison yard, and as he tends it, names it Picciola and studies it, the flower restores his feeling, his faith and his humanity, while friends appeal even to the Empress Josephine.
A celebrated French tale of 1836, translated across Europe and read for generations. Download the free EPUB.