Editing Prosper Mérimée (section)

==Works==
===Dramatic works===
* ''Théâtre de Clara Gazul''&nbsp;– several short satirical pieces purportedly by a Spanish actress, Clara Gazul (1825)
* ''La Jacquerie, scènes féodales''&nbsp;– dramatic scenes about a [[Jacquerie|peasant insurrection]] in the Middle Ages (1828) - the basis for Lalo's opera ''[[La jacquerie]]''
* ''[[Le carrosse du Saint-Sacrement]]''&nbsp;– a comedy about a theatrical troupe, published the ''[[Revue de Paris]]'' (1829; the base of Offenbach's ''[[La Périchole]]'', and later the film ''[[The Golden Coach]]'' by [[Jean Renoir]])

===Poems and ballads===
* ''[[La Guzla]], ou Choix de Poésies Illyriques recueillies dans la Dalmatie, la Croatie et l'Herzegowine''&nbsp;– ballads purportedly translated from the original "Illyrian" (i.e. [[Croatian language|Croatian]]) by one Hyacinthe Maglanovich (1827)

===Novels===
* ''[[A Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX]]'' – a novel set at the French court at the time of the [[St. Bartholomew massacre]] in 1572 (1829)

===Novellas===
* ''[[Mateo Falcone]]''&nbsp;– a novella about a Corsican man who kills his son in the name of justice (published in the ''Revue de Paris''; 1829)
* ''Vision de Charles XI''&nbsp;– novella published in ''Revue de Paris'' (1829)
* ''L'Enlevement de la Redoute''&nbsp;– historical novella published in the ''Revue de Paris'' (1829)
* ''[[Tamango]]''&nbsp;– historical novella about the slave trade in the 18th century, published in the ''Revue de Paris'' (1829)
* ''Federigo''&nbsp;– novella published in the ''Revue de Paris'' (1829)
* ''La Vase étrusque''&nbsp;– novella published in ''Revue de Paris'' (1830)
* ''La Partie de [[trictrac]]''&nbsp;– novella published in the ''Revue de Paris'' (1830)
* ''La Double Meprise''&nbsp;– novella published in ''Revue de Paris'' (1833)
* ''Mosaïque''&nbsp;– a collection of the novellas published earlier in the press, as well as three of his letters from Spain (1833)
* ''Les âmes du Purgatoire''&nbsp;– a novella about the libertine [[Don Juan|Don Juan Maraña]].
* ''[[La Vénus d'Ille]]''&nbsp;– a fantastic [[horror fiction|horror]] tale of a bronze statue that seemingly comes to life (1837)
* ''[[Carmen (novella)|Carmen]]''&nbsp;– a novella describing an unfaithful gypsy girl who is killed by the soldier who loves her (1845). It was later the basis of the opera ''[[Carmen (opera)|Carmen]]'' by [[Georges Bizet]] (1875)
* ''[[Colomba (novella)|Colomba]]''&nbsp;– a novella about a young Corsican girl who pushes her brother to commit murder to avenge their father's death (1840)
* ''[[Lokis (novella)|Lokis]]''&nbsp;– a [[horror fiction|horror]] story, set in [[Lithuania]], about a man who appears to be half-bear and half-man. This was his last work published in his lifetime (1868)
* ''La Chambre bleue''&nbsp;– a novella that combines a supernatural tale and farce, written for the amusement of the Court of [[Napoleon III]], published after his death
* ''Djoûmane''&nbsp;– his last novella, published after his death (1870)

===History, literature, notes on voyages and archaeology===
* ''Lettres d'Espagne'' (''Letters from Spain'')&nbsp;– descriptions of Spanish life, including the first mention of the character Carmen (1831) 
* ''Notes d'un voyage dans la midi de la France''&nbsp;– an account of his first tour as Inspector of Public Monuments (1835)
* ''Notes d'un voyage dans l'ouest de la France''&nbsp;– description of the monuments of western France (1836) 
* ''Notes d'un voyage en Auvergne''&nbsp;– description of the monuments of the [[Auvergne]] (1838)
* ''Notes d'un voyage en Corse''&nbsp;– description of the monuments of [[Corsica]]. This trip gave him the material for his next novella, ''[[Colomba (novella)|Colomba]]'' (1840)
* ''Essai sur la guerre sociale''&nbsp;– an essay on the [[Social War (91-88 BC)|Social War]] in ancient Rome (1841)
* ''Mélanges historiques et littéraires'' (1841)
* ''Études sur l'histoire romaine: vol.1 Guerre sociale, vol.II [[Second Catilinarian conspiracy|Conjuration de Catilina]]'' (1844)
* ''Les Peintures de St.-Savin''&nbsp;– the first detailed study of the Romanesque murals of the [[Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe]], now a UNESCO World Heritage site (1845)
* ''Histoire de don Pédre, roi de Castille''&nbsp;– a biography of [[Peter of Castile]], also known as Peter the Cruel and Peter the Just, ruler of [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] in the 14th century (1848)
* ''Un Episode de l'histoire de Russie; le faux Demitrius''&nbsp;– a study of the history of the [[False Dmitry I|False Dmitry]] in Russian history (1852)
* ''Histoire du règne de Pierre le Grand''&nbsp;– first of a series of articles on the reign of [[Peter the Great]] of Russia (1864)
* ''Les Cosaques de l'Ukraine et leurs derniers attamans'' (1865)
* ''Les Cosaques d’autrefois'' (1865)

===Translations and criticism of Russian literature===
* ''La Dame de pique'' (''The Queen of Spades'', "Пиковая дама"), ''Les Bohémiens'' (''The Gypsies'', "Цыганы"), ''Le Hussard'' ("Гусар") (1852) by [[Alexander Pushkin]] (1852)
* ''L'Inspecteur général'' (''[[The Government Inspector]]''; "Ревизор") by [[Nikolai Gogol]] (1853)
* ''Le Coup de pistolet'' ("Выстрел") by Alexander Pushkin (1856)
* ''Apparitions'' ("Призраки") by [[Ivan Turgenev]] (1866)
* Articles on [[Nikolai Gogol]] (1852), [[Alexander Pushkin]] (1868), Ivan Turgenev (1868)

===Correspondence===
* ''Lettres à une inconnue'' (''Letters to an unknown'')&nbsp;– a collection of letters from Mérimée to Jenny Dacquin (1874)
* ''Letters to Panizzi'', collection of his letters to the Sir [[Anthony Panizzi]], librarian of the British Museum
* ''General Correspondence'', edited by Parturier, in three volumes (1943)
* "Lettres à Edward Ellice", with an introduction and notes by Marianne Cermakian and France Achener (1963), Bernard Grasset, Paris<ref>From Notes and presentation by Caecelia Pierl for ''Mateo Falcone and Tamango'' (2013), Flammarion</ref>

Source: {{cite book |title=Œuvres complètes |trans-title=Complete Works |last=Mérimée |first=Prosper |year=1927 |url=https://archive.org/details/oeuvrescomplte01mr |publisher=Le Divan |location=Paris}}