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Alphonse Daudet
Birth date: May 13, 1840
Died: December 16, 1897
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Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books rated it 6 years ago
An anthology of French Christmas short stories, from 19th century classics to contemporary, up to and including stories published in 2017. "Nobody does Christmas like the French" is, of course, monumental sales hyperbole (and that's not even taking into account the ubiquitous non-French usual suspe...
The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it 9 years ago
Interesting collection. I'd read some of the stories before, as Poe's and Wilde are long time favorites. But of those that where new, I liked or loved most. The mix ranges from horror, to romance, to children fable types, or even cheeky essays. The cast of voices is just superb. Something for ever...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 13 years ago
First line - Of all the pretty sayings, proverbs, or adages with which our Provençal peasants interlard their doscourse, I know of none more picturesque or more singular than this.in·ter·lard/ˌintərˈlärd/Verb: Intersperse or embellish speech or writing with different material: "reviews interlarded w...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 15 years ago
The Child Spy. Alphonse Daudet's story, set at the time of the Siege of Paris in 1870, tells of the consequences of a young boy's innocent recruitment into espionage.Read by Martin Jarvis.Broadcast on:BBC Radio 4, 3:30pm Thursday 25th March 2010Categories:Drama, Classic & PeriodA Jarvis and Ayres pr...
sandin954
sandin954 rated it 16 years ago
Another audio with various narrators (Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry among others) and stories by a wide range of authors including Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Saki etc.
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