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His first literary work was a drama entitled "The Siege of Missolonghi," but this, like many other works of its class, was never produced on the stage. The misfortunes of his family soon compelled him to devote himself to making money, and in 1828 he became a book-keeper in Nantes.
For, at Paris, M. Thiers, on his return not long ago from the meeting hold at the chateau d'Eu, assured Earl Granville that the strictest orders had been sent to the French admirals in the Levant to avoid any thing which might lead to collision between French and British ships of war; in London M. Guizot, both before and after his visit to the chateau d'Eu, has always stated to the undersigned that the armaments of France are purely precautionary, and in no respect whatever aggressive; that France intends to remain for the present entirely quiet; but thinking that the measures which the four powers are about to take in the Levant may by possibility lead to events which might affect the general balance of power, or alter the state of possessions of the powers of Europe, or in some way or other bear upon the direct interests of France, the French Government had deemed it right to place himself in an attitude of observation; and at Alexandria the French agents are understood to have declared to Méhémet Ali that France has no intention whatever of taking up arms in his support.
Daudet himself confessed that the work had been written too soon and with too little reflection. "I wish I had waited," he said; "something good might have been written on my youth". "Tartarin de Tarascon" was written in 1869. Success and happiness had crowned Daudet's efforts.
An untiring curiosity which accompanied a remarkable acuteness of all the senses, and an emotional and intellectual receptivity which rendered him quickly and profoundly impressionable, equipped Daudet to express the poetic spirit of the south in its epic as well as its lyric qualities. He was aware of this himself.
Great men are bored the rest of the time. 2. It's enough to make you die of excitement. 3. The fact is that a heroic soul like mine will scarcely enlarge its horizon at Tarascon. 4. He will seek to tear himself from his dream. 5. In the long run all he does to forget reality will serve only to keep him in a state of anger. 6. Do not give me bad advice. 7.
80 10 Va te promener! cf. note to 48 11. 80 13 six cent mille dents: each Arab had 150 teeth! Which goes to show that Daudet himself was born not far from Tarascon. But it is to be remembered that six cent mille is sometimes used merely to indicate a very large number, like English "thousands of." 80 14 dut: cf. note to 67 7.
However, when they came to the fair they claimed to have known over there a man whose description tallied with his. 8. He was making for Paris. 9. When he had read that, Tartarin was ashamed of himself. 10. You think he is hunting lions in Africa.
In 1865, at the death of Morny, he gave up his secretaryship and applied himself exclusively to literature. In 1866 he met Julie Allard, and early the next year they were married. To his wife, a lady of exquisite taste, Daudet owed unfailing encouragement and competent, sympathetic criticism.
It is in those works which are directly inspired by his native land of dreams that he is most completely himself, and therefore most charming. It is here that he discloses his kinship with Musset. With all the delicacy of Musset and at the same time a saneness which Musset did not always possess, what might he not have accomplished if he had only continued as he began?
Qu'a-t-il vu? 7. Qu'a-t-il fait? 8. Après le coup de fusil qu'a-t-on vu dans l'air? 9. Qu'est-ce que Tartarin a aperçu? 10. Qu'est-ce que Tartarin a tué? Put not your trust in princes. 2. He raised his head and asked if the captain knew where the prince was. 3. I believe that he even let himself be caught. 4. Besides, I know he saw only the most disagreeable things. 5.
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