The Nabob

Alphonse Daudet

Kessinger Publishing, Apr 1, 2005 - Fiction - 460 pages

1902. With a critical introduction by Professor W.P. Trent. A frontispiece and numerous other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. Daudet made his mark with gentle naturalistic stories and novels that portrayed French life both in the provinces and in Paris. In The Nabob, Daudet deals with the theme of new millionaires. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

About the author

Novelist and short-story writer Alphonse Daudet was born on May 13, 1840 in Nimes, France. At the age of 14, he wrote his first novel. He worked as a teacher in Alais, a journalist in Paris, and as a private secretary for Duke de Morny from 1861 to 1865. He married fellow writer Julia Allard in 1867. He enlisted in the army during the Franco-Prussian war. He is primarily remembered for his sentimental tales of provincial life in the south of France. His novel Fromont the Younger and Risler the Elder won an award from the Academie Francaise. He died on December 16, 1897 in Paris.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Nabob
• Author: Alphonse Daudet
• Translated by: W. Blaydes
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2005
• ISBN: 1417933348, 9781417933341
• Length: 460 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics