THE RED LILY
By Anatole France
The real name of the subject of this preface is Jacques-Anatole
Thibault. He was born in Paris, April 16, 1844,
the son of a bookseller of the Quai Malaquais, in
t...
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The works of the French novelist and essayist Anatole France (1844-1924) combine classical purity of style with penetrating flashes of irony. He is a major figure in the tradition of liberal humanism ...
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In 1927 poet Paul Valéry delivered his discours de réception, or initial speech, to the Académie Française after being elected two years earlier to fill the seat of Anatole...
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Anatole France
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