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The Complete Works of MARCEL PROUST (1871 – 1922) Contents Remembrance of Things Past SWANN’S WAY WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE THE GUERMANTES CITIES OF THE PLAIN THE CAPTIVE THE SWEET CHEAT GONE TIME REGAINED The Novels in French Other Works in French LES PLAISIRS ET LES JOURS PASTICHES ET MELANGES ARTICLES DE ‘La Nouvelle Revue Française’ CHRONIQUES LA BIBLE D’AMIENS SESAME ET LES LYS © Delphi Classics 2014 Version 2 The Complete Works of MARCEL PROUST By Delphi Classics, 2014 Remembrance of Things Past Proust’s birthplace, Paris Proust’s birth certificate Proust as a child REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST À la recherche du temps perdu This is the title of Proust’s landmark novel, which is comprised of seven volumes. À la recherche du temps perdu is famously known for the concept of ‘involuntary memory’ and the novel’s considerable length. The entire narrative contains nearly 1.5 million words and is classed as one of the longest novels in world literature. Proust began writing the novel in 1909