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" ...]but to do this it was necessary to send my boy away for a time that he might obtain the education worthy of the name he ought to bear. I thought that nowhere could he do as well as here, but at one blow you repulse him and discourage his mother's good resolutions." Here... Read Full Overview

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"Jack" by Alphonse Daudet is a poignant novel blending elements of realism, bildungsroman, and social commentary. Daudet's narrative follows the life of Jack, a young orphan boy, as he navigates the harsh realities of poverty and societal prejudice in 19th-century France. Set... Read Full Overview

Alphonse Daudet's "Jack," a powerful work of 19th-century French literature, explores enduring social issues through compelling historical fiction. This meticulous translation offers readers a glimpse into a bygone era, where societal constraints shaped individual destinies... Read Full Overview

Alphonse Daudet's "Jack," a powerful work of 19th-century French literature, explores enduring social issues through compelling historical fiction. This meticulous translation offers readers a glimpse into a bygone era, where societal constraints shaped individual destinies... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) was a French novelist. He was the father of L on Daudet and Lucien Daudet. After abandoning teaching, he lived in Paris, wrote poems, - shortly collected into a small volume Les Amoureuses (1858), which met with a fair reception - obtained employment... Read Full Overview

Jack est un blondinet doux et gentil qui n'a jamais connu son pere. Sa mere, Ida de Barancy, fausse comtesse mais vraie cocotte plutot ecervelee veut le placer dans un pensionnat pour avoir les coudees franches et profiter de la vie. Refuse par un etablissement select, il echoue... Read Full Overview

"Jack" par Alphonse Daudet. Alphonse Daudet etait un ecrivain et auteur dramatique francais (1840-1897)."

"Jack" from Alphonse Daudet. French novelist (1840-1897).