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ANDRÉ THEURIET
André Thenriet, the aathor of our story, was bom near Paris, in 1833. But his boyhood was spent at Bar-le-Dac, a considérable town of eastern France, wliere be received bis éducation. He studied law, and for manj years he was connected witb tbe Goyernment civil service, from wbicb be retired in 1880. His présent borne is Bourg-la-Beine, a résidence suburb of Paris. He was elected to tbe Frencb Academy in 1896.
Tbeuriet is one of tbe most notable of contem-
porary Frencb writers, amoug wbom be occnpies an
bonorable position. Literature early claimed our
antbor*s atteution as tbe cbief calling of bis life, and
bis collected works are quite bulky, comprisiug up-
ward of forty volumes, represented by poetry and
fiction. His first appearance before tbe public was
in verse, wbicb was received witb marked favor.
•But it is as a novelist tbat be is best known, and bis
production in tbis line bas been unbroken for tbe
pasi tbirty years.
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New York
ANDRÉ THEURIET
André Theuriet, the aathor of our story, was born near Paris, in 1833. But his boyhood was spent at Bar-le-Dac, a considérable town of eastern France, wLere Le received his éducation. He studied law, and for manj jears he was connected with tLe Government civil service, from wliich Le retired in 1880. His présent home is Bourg-la-Reine, a résidence suburb of Paris. He was elected to the French Academy in 1896.
Theuriet is one of the most notable of contem-
porary French writers, among wbom he occupies an
honorable position. Literature early claimed our
author's attention as the chief calling of his life, and
his coUected works are quite bulky, comprising up-
ward of forty volumes, represented by poetry and
fiction. His first appearance before the public was
in verse, which was received with marked favor.
But it is as a novelist that he is best known, and his
production in this Une has been unbroken for the
pasi thirty years.
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