Basic Verities Peguy Maud’s father’s secretary

Maud’s father’s secretary

“History cannot show many such figures

to have grace within us and to have intimacy with God

upon the chaos of human lusts warring in the darkness of human ignorance

In the words of its author

Basic Verities Peguy Maud’s father’s secretaryBy Charles Pguy Basic Verities is a collection of excerpts from the poetry and prose of Charles Peguy. First published in 1943, in the midst of the Nazi occupation of France, the volume arrived at a time when Peguy and his legacy had taken on a new significance for the French people. The spiritual and patriotic power of his writings gave a voice to the nations suffering and its yearning for the restoration of liberty and happiness. The selections in