Jocelyn

The book “Jocelyn” is a poetic novel by the French writer Alphonse de Lamartine, published in Paris, in 1907. It represents an “episode” in the form of a diary of a village priest, in which the high ideals of love, sacrifice, and spiritual purity are revealed against the backdrop of the turbulent events of the French Revolution. The work combines sublime poetry with profound philosophical reflections on faith, human destiny, and the internal struggle between duty and emotions. The edition is distinguished by exquisite artistic design – adorned with ornaments and vignettes in the Art Nouveau style, typical of the early 20th century. The book is preserved in the Rare Books collection of the Presidential Library as a valuable testimony of French literary classic and spiritual-moral search of its time.