TARTARIN DE TARASCON
By A. Daudet.
Translated by Oliver C. Colt.
The tale of Tartarin de Tarascon was written by Alphonse
Daudet in 1872, and was one of the many works which
The French novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) is remembered chiefly for his regionalist sketches of Provence and for his transitional role in the evolution of 19th...
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