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AS A DRAMATTST.
While his chief fame rests his novels NJ
DauIe, also became widely known as dramatis'
number OF his novels were dramatized either
by himself alone. OF In collaboration with Others,
under their original titles In conjunction with
Ernest rAp,no he wrote two pieces, la Dorniere
Tdola" which was brought out at ths Odeon The
atre In 1851 and Il CEillet" which produced at
tho Coincide Frarcaise In lS5. Subsequently he
wrote three pieces. which were distinct failures
10 Sacrifice" produced at the Vaudeville Thea
tire; 'T/Aresonne" at tho same house, and "Lse
Tavernier" brought out Mt tho Ambigu More re-
comfy he wrote la Lutte pour la Vie" and Lob
stacle." The latter based on his novel. Lin
mor7el.' which cutting satire on the French
Academy.
Daudet belonged to tho naturalistio school IN
French Action. In To Nabab' the private life OK
tho Duo 10 Morny ard the manners OF the second
Empire were infinitely described. Most OF his char
actors wero drawn from life. In "Trente Ans do
Paris" he described hts struggles NJ an unknown
young author IIe contributed to "A large number
u Journals bosldes Figaro" especially to the
Monde Illustre' and tho "Moni'eur Universal" To
hts Fremont Jeune Riser Ain6' the French
Academy awarded tho Jouy prize In June 1873 In
1874 Daudot appointed one OF the editors OF the
journal Onlcel." sinecure. which left him plenty
Of time for his literary work.
NJ. Daudot WAS always II most accessible man.
and writer who visited him In 1894 said: Il don't
believe any one Is turned away from his door.
AT that time the novelist was living In the Fau-
bourg 81. Germ.in quarter OF Paris. In the Ruo de
Bechasse. Speaking OF his early youth. NJ. Daudet
said to an Interviewer:
A SAD YOUTH IN PROVINCIAL.
IT hove often tried 10 collect tho memories of
my childhood TO write them out In ProvencL. the
language Of my native land but my youth was
such a sad that these are all resumed In the
title OF a book of my souvenirs de jsunesse. MI
Poou.' which means In Provencal. My Fears
Yes fears and tears-that IL what my youth CON
sisted Of was born at Mines. whore my father
was a small tradesman My youth at homo was a
lamcntabe one. have recollection OF home
which IL not a sorrowfu one. "A recollection OF
tears The baker who refuses bread; tho servant
whose wages could not be paid. and who declares
that she will stay without wages and becomes
familiar In consequence. and says thou TO her
master; the mother always IN tears; tho father al
mcnts played at marbles In the ruins OF the EN-
pe of Diana and raced with my little comrades In
The devastated Roman arena II ~ Il beautiful
country. however. and am proud Of my relation
from f1 the Moorish settlers OF Provence for YOU
know the Provencal people Is largely OF Moorish
extraction. Indeed, It In from that circumstance
that have drawn much Of tho humor OF my
books, such TartaEin It is funny you an'
eyes, hike bandits and Wild warriors, who are. the
peaceful baker the other the h odr Te1 9yns
and my name Daudet. according 10 the version
which I IKE best is the Moorish for David Half
Diet means Deodat, which Is a very common name
in Provence and. derived from Dec datls. means
Given by cod know little Of my GasSes
who wrote poetry and had a decade OF ceD,l.y u, III
the south b Mt my Un ere
TO trace our gsnealogy from noble family W'iat,
1o9,n in the world when came into existence and
INV childhood was miserable one as can ~, De
nnins,. in hay navy book % s fsa
referring his experience as school ch ~
Daudot said 1T was on leaving ndt tne the worst
year OF my fe 1t was only dnr ,nsa 'hI Rut had
pot the COURAGE to finish with existence It re-
nDires great deal OF courage 70 be suicide &c;
From the age S of nfie Sas ann a usher in school at
Alas The children OF the school were very sf eel
ness Ne They played impish tricks upon me because
Was short sighted Yet tried 70 conciIate thdn
| rememp pei s "a I went along The misery that |
afterward suffered In Paris was nothing coi"p"'e'
10 that year.
METHODS OF WORK
Another topic on which he touched was MS
n.,boda Of work my way OF working, ne said'
.gs ,rreeularity Itself. Sometimes work Tor
i,,oor hours 4 day. At other times pass
months without touching q pen write very
sIovIv and revise and revise. / am never satisleo
with my work My novels always write myseiI
never could dictate a novel AS 10 my P ays;
~. formerly to dictate them. ! am feverish