Le Petit Chose (1868), translated into English as Little Good-For-Nothing and Little What's-His-Name (1898, Jane Minot Sedgwick), is an autobiographical memoir by French author Alphonse Daudet. The novel recounts Daudet's early years from childhood, through boarding school, and finally to Paris and his first successes as an author. It was Daudet's first published, though not first written, work.
Tartarin On The Alps is a humorous novel by Alphonse Daudet. Tartarin, a plump middle-aged man; sees an Atlas lion in a travelling zoo and is compelled to go on a hunting expedition to Northern Africa.
"Stories by Foreign Authors: French I" by Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant, Paul Bourget, Victorien Sardou, François-Anatole Thibault, Edmond François Valentin About. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Dead (A Novella)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Considered as one of the greatest short stories in the Western Canon, James Joyce's complex narrative "The Dead", explores the intricate issues of identity and power through the lens of language, patriarchy, and imperialism. These issues are directly tied to the longstanding political turmoil of his native Ireland and the social questions of his day. Joyce's story reveals that we often achieve what we tried to avoid by pretending to be what we are not. At 15,672 words The Dead is often considered a novella and the best of Joyce's shorter works. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominent among these the stream of consciousness technique he perfected. Other major works are the short-story collection Dubliners (1914), and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939). His complete oeuvre also includes three books of poetry, a play, occasional journalism, and his published letters.
This semi-autobiographical story is about a man named Robert Helmont who cannot retreat because of a broken leg and hides behind enemy lines during the Franco-Prussian War. It's an incredible story filled with mystery and adventure, beautiful descriptions of nature, and the entire towns without people.
'Jack' by Alphonse Daudet is a novel about a mother and her son, Jack, who seek the guidance of a priest for Jack's education. Set in 1858 Paris, the mother's fashionable attire and rapid flow of words make the priest suspicious of her background, but he cannot discern her true social status. Jack, a thin and timid boy, listens to his mother with adoration, but is plagued by the first agony of separation from home.
'The Nabob' is a dramatic novel written by Alphonse Daudet. The story follows a well-to-do man from Southern France returning from Tunisia deciding that despite his lack of connections, he wanted to be able to enter the elite rungs of Parisian society. Of course, things didn't go as smoothly as he thought it would've been.
'The Immortal' is a historical fiction novel by Alphonse Daudet. Set in19th century France, the story centers on the power of the Académie Française, a real-life institution revered for its literary and linguistic expertise. Alphonse Daudet's 'The Immortal' peels back the layers of this elite organization, revealing its politics, cronyism, and conservatism. At the heart of the novel is Léonard Astier-Réhu, a historian and archivist who clings to his membership in the Académie as a symbol of his professional worth. As he waits for a senior member to pass away, he hopes to be elevated to a higher position within the organization. His protégé, the ambitious Vicomte de Freydet, also eagerly anticipates the next vacancy, hoping to join the ranks of this influential organization.
"Fromont and Risler — Complete" by Alphonse Daudet is the novel that first made Daudet famous, or as he put it, "the dawn of his popularity." The book is a clever look at French society which uses simple language to create deep, striking points. The book's characters are quick-witted and ironic in a way that struck a chord with French audiences and continues to in the modern age.
