
ANATOLE FRANCE - DE L'ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE - HISTOIRE COMIQUE
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In the bustling backstage of the Odéon, a troupe of actors, dressers, and a bemused physician swap anecdotes and advice under the glow of electric lamps. The lively dialogue between the flamboyant actress Félicie Nanteuil and Dr. Trublet, who dabbles in both medicine and theatrical gossip, captures the eccentricities of Parisian stage life. Their banter—ranging from mysterious nocturnal cat sightings to the absurdities of fashionable corsetry—sets a tone that is both sharply observational and delightfully absurd.
The book unfolds as a series of witty sketches, each exposing the quirks of 19th‑century society with a playful, almost satirical eye. From the doctor’s flamboyant tirades on the dangers of over‑tightened waistlines to the actors’ melodramatic musings on love and betrayal, the humor never loses its affectionate edge. Listeners will be treated to a charming portrait of a world where art, fashion, and folly intertwine, inviting laughter at every turn.
Language
fr
Duration
~4 hours (264K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) Character set for HTML: UTF-8
Release date
2005-12-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1844–1924
A witty, skeptical voice of French literature, he turned elegance and irony into some of the most admired books of his time. Best known as a novelist, critic, and public intellectual, he won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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