Little WhatsHisName (Le Petit Chose) Alphonse Daudets (18401897) first published, though not his first written, novel appeared in 1868. The first part was composed in that Southern France it describes so charmingly its first chapters form one of the most touching of autobiographies. In the second part Daudet has to tell of the struggles of an idealistic young poet in the selfish, devouring whirlpool of Paris. The whole book seems to bear the impress of the circumstances under which it was written. It is full of the milk of human kindness. When Daudet wrote Le Petit Chose in his early manhood, he succeeded in producing one of the most delightfully idyllic of his works, one that will probably continue to be read as long as any of the more powerful novels of his prime. It is one of the most perfect representations in literature of childhoods hopes and fears and of youths aspirations and defeats. It is perfect because it is real. Enjoy to the full one of the purest and most exquisite stories of youthful experience to be found in French or in any other literature. (W. P. Trent)

Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: Mondial; Classification: N/A; Weight: 410.75 g; Dimensions: N/A

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