Daudet began writing at an early age, producing his first poem and a novel when he was only 14. He moved to Paris and published his only book of poems, Les Amoureuses, in 1858. He wrote for newspapers, including Le Figaro until 1861 when he went to Algeria. On his return he wrote Chapatin le tueur de lions (1863) and his first play, La Derniere Idole (1862). The latter was very popular in France. In 1868, he published his semi-autobiographical, Le Petit Chose. His Lettres de mon moulin, or Letters From My Mill, (1869) was extremely popular in England. His other important works include Tartarin de Tascaron (1872), Fromont Jeune et Risler Aine (1874), Jack (1876), Le Nabob (1877) and Numa Roumestan (1880). |
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