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He did not, however, entirely renounce literature, but published numerous articles in various periodicals, the most noted of which was a series entitled "Les Derniers Bretons," which appeared in "La Revue des Deux Mondes."
The old order of fiction had indeed already fallen into contempt; Boileau and others had dealt it fatal blows, but the finishing stroke was justly due to Mme. de La Fayette. And the world has ever gladly owned its debt to her. La Princesse de Clèves is an historical romance. The historical interest is, however, the least of its charms.
No measures, however, have yet been taken in consequence of this Petition, nor do I think it probable that the subjects of it will be bastily decided upon by the King's servants.
Paris, the war, his intercourse with Flaubert and Goncourt and Zola, were the influences, then, that transformed Daudet, most easily susceptible to impressions from without. The Daudet of the great novels is not the real Daudet, however; the real Daudet is the author of "Les Amoureuses," of the "Lettres de mon moulin," and of "Tartarin de Tarascon."
This opinion of Mme. de La Vergne, however, rests mainly upon the testimony of Cardinal de Retz; and may it not be that Mme. de La Fayette has drawn for us the portrait of her mother in the person of Mme. de Chartres? If this be true, Mme. de La Vergne, vain and intriguing though she may have been, was not wholly unworthy of her daughter.
However right Spain may be in the end, the origin of the quarrel will be tainted.... In recomending to you really and strenuous endeavours the attempt to bring the Spanish government to a more tractable state with respect to this unfortunate dispute, I must leave to you the manner of going to work.
The picture which follows is interesting, it is overdrawn, however, since Algeria never was, and certainly is not today, as bad as Daudet paints it. 80 28 Zouzou: military slang for zouave. 81 1 le sergent La Ramée, le brigadier Pitou: popular names for the French soldier, the English "Tommy Atkins." 81 3 su: 'known how, 'been able.
Let him, however remind his noble friend, that prince de Talleyrand had been the Minister of the last two kings of France; that prince de Talleyrand had also had a large and important share in the deliberations of the congress of Vienna; the result of which deliberations the noble marquis thought so wise and so good.
Que faisait-il par les lourdes après-midi d'été? 9. Qu'est-ce qu'il oubliait? 10. Qui étaient-ils? She is beside herself. 2. That will make Tartarin laugh while stifling his cries. 4. He almost left Tarascon once. 6. He offered them to her. 7. He must have his chocolate every morning. 8. However, he never offered it to him. 9. Besides, he almost received a visit from the Tartars. 10.
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