Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth14 January 1850
CountryFrance
confronted french-writer left passed pyramid
The pyramid once passed there was still a short way to go before we confronted the Sphinx, in the middle of what our contemporaries have left him of his desert.
istanbul names enchanting
Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.
growing-up children men
Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older.
museums remember periods
I do not exactly remember at what period I started my museum which absorbed so much of my time.
country home sight
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country.
painting
Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully.
fossils mystery study
Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.
country children ocean
It is said that many children who live in the central provinces, away from the ocean, have a great longing to see it. I who had never been away from the monotonous country surrounding us looked forward eagerly to seeing the mountains.
egypt magazines astonishment
Egypt, the Egypt of antiquity, at a later time, exercised a mysterious fascination over me. I recognized a picture of it immediately, without hesitation and astonishment, in an illustrated magazine.
determination prayer vow
I still held fast to my determination to become a minister; it still seemed to me that that was my duty. I had pledged myself, in my prayers I had given my word to God. How could I therefore break my vow?
became eager french-writer grew growing men speedily terror unlike women
Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of to-day - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older.