An 'Attic' Philosopher

om the fickle masses of the public, unless he possesses originality, constant variety, and a distinct personality. It is quite possible to gai

ors, having found their standard in themselves, moralists and

n devoted himself entirely to literature. His first essay, a tragedy, 'Le Siege de Missolonghi' (1828), was a pronounced failure. Disheartened and disgusted he left Paris and established himself first as a lawyer in Morlaix. Then he became proprietor of a newspaper, and was afterward appointed a professor in Brest and in Mulhouse. In 1836 he contributed to the 'Revue des Deux Mondes' some sketches of life in Brittany, w

the role of a moralist and educator, and was likewise a most impressive p

51), Recits et Souvenirs (1853), Souvenirs d'un Vieillard (1854); also La Bretagne Pittoresque (1845), and, finally, Causeries Historiques et Litteraires (1854, 2 vols.)'. His comedies deserve honorable mention: 'Henri Hamelin, L'Oncle Baptiste

er aspired to the role of a beacon-light in literature, always seeking to remain in obscurity, the works of émile Souvestre must be placed in the first rank by their morality and by th

ature discovered that virtue had flown from its bosom, and the French Academy, which had at its proper time crowned his 'Philosophe sons les Toits' as a work contributing supremely to morals, kept his memory gr

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Francaise.