Short Story Classics (Foreign), Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Short Story Classics (Foreign), Vol. 5 Andre Theuriet born at Marly-le-Roi in 1833, went to Paris to study law, and finally became head of the Government Department of Finance. In 1857 appeared the charming collection of verse called "Chemin des Nois," which was crowned by the Academy, and which earned for the author the title of "Song Sparrow" from the great critic sainte-Beuve. Theuriet received, in 1890, the Vitel prize from the Academy for general literary excellence, and was admitted to that body in 1896. His style is sane, fresh, limpid, delicate, and rich in color. He is a lover of nature with a profound feeling for the peasant. Theuriet's standing is well assured when we consider that such men as Jules Claretie, Adolph Brisson, Francois Coppee, all contributed appreciations of theuriet in "Les Annales Politiques et Litteraires," soon after his death on April 23, 1907. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."