The charm of Daudet’s talent comes from its being charged to an extraordinary degree with his temperament, his feelings, his instincts, his natural qualities. —On Daudet Henry
Alphonse Daudet 1840–97, French writer, b. Nîmes (Provence). Daudet made his mark with gentle naturalistic stories and novels portraying French life both in the provinces and in Paris.… He was at once objective and personal, and his works, permeated by an engaging sense of humor and a subtle irony, were drawn largely from his own experience.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia Biographical Note from Harvard Classics. ) Pronunciation: d from The American Heritage®
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Five Short Stories
From the Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction
The Siege of Berlin
From the Short-Story , edited by Brander Matthews.
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