Alphonse Daudet

Alphonse Daudet was born in Nîmes on 13 May 1840, the son of a silk manufacturer whose business failed. Forced to break off his studies, he became an usher at the school in Alès, then joined his elder brother Ernest, a journalist, in Paris. He became one of the secretaries of the Duc de Morny, whom he served until 1865, while writing for the newspapers. A novelist, storyteller and playwright, he died in Paris on 16 December 1897.

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• Short storiesLetters from My WindmillLettres de mon moulinAlphonse Daudet · 1869LiteraturePublic domain