Eugene Onegin (Pushkin)

Overview

Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse, published in full in 1833. The young Tatiana declares her love to Onegin in a letter; he rebuffs her; years later, when she is married, he falls in love with her and she refuses him (en.wikipedia «Eugene Onegin»). See Pushkin.

Relevance to Marie

• Nice, September 1873: Maman reads an extract aloud («Onéguine pâlit, dépérit», 009.0208).
• Nice, 31 May 1877: Marie dreams of meeting Larderel again «et peut-être à répéter le roman d'Eugène Oneguine (par Pouchkine !). Jusqu'à présent c'est exactement notre histoire» (071.0525), i.e. she casts herself as the rejected Tatiana who will one day be loved in turn.

References in Diary

• 1873-09-16 (009.0208), 1877-05-31 (071.0525)