No one succeeds in obtaining a prominent place in literature, or insurrounding eady circle of admirers dray,constant variety, and a distinct personality. It is quite possible togain for a moment a feating some original feature inanot ter remains alone andforgotten. Ot belonging to any distinct group ofautandard in ts andeducators at time, ained undying recognition.
Of tter class, ttle knoside of France, is EmileSouvestre, tivy, and intended to folloecre matriculated as a laudent at Rennes. But tudentsoon devoted irely to literature. essay, a tragedy,Le Siege de Missolongenedand disgusted Paris and establis as a laor of a neered a professor in Brest and in Mulributedto tctany, success. Souvestre or of La Revuede Paris, and in consequence early found a publis novel,LEc Pauvre, met ion. ationo Franceabout sixty volumes--tales, novels, essays, ory, and drama.
A double purpose and educator, and impressivepainter of ter, and morals of tants ofBrittany.
t significant of ons(1835-1837, 4 vols.), Pierre Landais (1843, 2 vols.), Le Foyer Breton(1844, 2 vols.), Un Poits, cros et Souvenirs (1853),Souvenirs dun Vieillard (1854); also La Bretagne Pittoresque (1845),and, finally, Causeries oriques et Litteraires (1854, 2 vols.). ion: iste(1842), La Parisienne, Le Mousse, etc. In 1848, Souvestre edprofessor of ted scration, mostly devotedto popular lectures. till 1853, lecturing partly inParis, partly in Szerland.
ively young, left a distinct gap in teraryinguis general sorrow.
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