IDENTITY
Miss Harriet
Literature
Work Summary
Miss Harriet by Guy de Maupassant is a short story about an Englishwoman living in rural France whose solitary life and emotional vulnerability become visible to a visiting painter. Her story of disappointed love and isolation is framed by the artist's encounter with landscape, memory and human suffering.
Evidence Summary
The title occurs in the context of Van Gogh's literary recommendations to Willemien.
Title-level literary reference.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Guy de Maupassant
Work
Miss Harriet
Years / Period
9–10 Sep 1888
Van Gogh Relation
Recommended / Sent, Mentioned
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
9–10 Sep 1888 — Letter 670, note 1
Mentioned / Recommended Context · Title-specific reference
The official edition annotates Van Gogh's Miss Harriet reference as Maupassant's 1884 collection and opening story.
Response: The title occurs in the context of Van Gogh's literary recommendations to Willemien.
Connection: Title-level literary reference.
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