BALTHASAR, AND OTHER WORKS

By Anatole France

Translated by Mrs. John Lane



CONTENTS

BALTHASAR
          I.
          II.
          III.
          IV.
          V.
THE CURÉ’S MIGNONETTE
M. PIGEONNEAU
THE DAUGHTER OF LILITH
LAETA ACILIA
          I.
          II.
THE RED EGG





HONEY-BEE

By Anatole France

A Translation By Mrs. John Lane
Illustrated By Florence Lundborg



CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
"HONEY-BEE"
I Which treats of the appearance of the country and serves as Introduction
II In which we learn what the white rose meant to the Countess of Blanchelande
III Wherein begins the love of George of Blanchelande and Honey-Bee of Claride
IV Which treats of Education in general, and George of Blanchelande's in particular
V Which tells how the Duchess took Honeybee and George to the Hermitage, and of their encounter with a hideous old woman
VI Which tells of what can be seen from the Keep of Clarides
VII In which is described how George and Honey-Bee went to the lake
VIII Wherein we shall see what happened to George of Blanchelande because he approached the lake in which the nixies dwel
IX Wherein we shall see how Honey-Bee was taken to the dwarfs
X In which we are faithfully told how King Loc received Honey-Bee of Clarides
XI In which the marvels of the kingdom of the dwarfs are accurately described as well as the dolls that were given to Honey-Bee
XII In which the treasures of King Loc are described as well as the writer is able
XIII In which King Loc declares himself
XIV In which we are told how Honey-Bee saw her mother again, but could not embrace her
XV In which we shall see how King Loc suffered
XVI In which an account is given of the learned Nur who was the cause of such extraordinary joy to King Loc
XVII Which tells of the wonderful adventure of George of Blanchelande
XVIII In which King Loc undertakes a terrible journey
XIX Which tells of the extraordinary encounter of Jean the master tailor, and of the blessed song the birds in the grove sang to the duchess
XX Which treats of a little satin shoe
XXI In which a perilous adventure is described
XXII In which all ends well





MARGUERITE

By Anatole France

Translated From The French By J. Lewis May
With Twenty-Nine Original Woodcuts By Simeon



CONTENTS

PREFATORY LETTER
MARGUERITE
5th July
10th July
1st November
5th July
10th July
25th July
10th August
20th August
21st August





THE MERRIE TALES OF JACQUES TOURNEBROCHE

By Anatole France



CONTENTS

THE MERRIE TALES OF JACQUES TOURNEBROCHE
OLIVIER’S BRAG
THE MIRACLE OF THE MAGPIE
          I
          II.
          III
          IV
BROTHER JOCONDE
FIVE FAIR LADIES OF PICARDY, POITOU, TOURAINE, LYONS, AND PARIS
A GOOD LESSON WELL LEARNT
SATAN’S TONGUE-PIE
CONCERNING AN HORRIBLE PICTURE
MADEMOISELLE DE DOUCINE’S NEW YEAR’S PRESENT
MADEMOISELLE ROXANE





CHILD LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY

By Anatole France



CONTENTS

CHILD LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
FANCHON
          I
          II
          III
          IV
THE FANCY-DRESS BALL
THE SCHOOL
MARIE
THE PANDEAN PIPES
ROGER’S STUD
COURAGE
CATHERINE’S “AT HOME”
LITTLE SEA-DOGS
GETTING WELL
ACROSS THE MEADOWS
THE MARCH PAST
DEAD LEAVES
SUZANNE
FISHING
THE PENALTIES OF GREATNESS
A CHILD’S DINNER PARTY





THE STORY OF THE DUCHESS OF CICOGNE
AND OF MONSIEUR DE BOULINGRIN

From “The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard & Other Marvellous Tales”

By Anatole France

Translated by D. B. Stewart



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI





THE MIRACLE OF THE GREAT ST. NICOLAS

From “The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard & Other Marvellous Tales”

By Anatole France

Translated by D. B. Stewart



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI





THE SEVEN WIVES OF BLUEBEARD

By Anatole France

Translated by D.B. Stewart



CONTENTS

THE SEVEN WIVES OF BLUEBEARD
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V





OUR CHILDREN

By Anatole France

Illustrations by Boutet de Monvel

CONTENTS

FANNY 1
THE FANCY DRESS PARTY 10
THE SCHOOL 12
MARY 14
PAN-PIPES 16
ROGER’S STABLE 18
COURAGE 20
CATHERINE’S DAY 22
THE LITTLE SEA DOGS 24





THE REVOLT OF THE ANGELS

By Anatole France

A Translation By Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson

CHAPTER I Containing in a few lines the history of a French family from 1789 to the present day
CHAPTER II Wherein useful information will be found concerning a library where strange things will shortly come to pass
CHAPTER III Wherein the mystery begins
CHAPTER IV Which in its forceful brevity projects us to the limits of the actual world
CHAPTER V Wherein everything seems strange because everything is logical
CHAPTER VI Wherein Père sariette discovers his missing treasures
CHAPTER VII Of a somewhat lively interest, whereof the moral will, I hope, appeal greatly to my readers
CHAPTER VIII Which speaks of love, a subject which always gives pleasure, for a tale without love is like beef without mustard: an insipid dish
CHAPTER IX Wherein it is shown that, as an ancient Greek poet said, "nothing is sweeter than Aphrodite the Golden"
CHAPTER X Which far surpasses in audacity the imaginative flights of Dante and Milton
CHAPTER XI Recounts in what manner the angel, attired in the cast-off garments of a suicide, leaves the youthful Maurice without a heavenly guardian
CHAPTER XII Wherein it is set forth how the angel Mirar, when bearing grace and consolation to those dwelling in the neighbourhood of the Champs Élysées in Paris, beheld a music-hall singer named Bouchotte and fell in love with her
CHAPTER XIII Wherein we hear the beautiful archangel Zita unfold her lofty designs and are shown the wings of mirar, all moth-eaten, in a cupboard
CHAPTER XIV Which reveals the cherub toiling for the welfare of humanity and concludes in an entirely novel manner with the miracle of the flute
CHAPTER XV Wherein we see young Maurice bewailing the loss of his guardian angel, even in his mistress's arms, and wherein we hear the Abbé Patouille reject as vain and illusory all notions of a new rebellion of the angels
CHAPTER XVI Wherein Mira the seeress, Zéphyrine, and the fatal Amédée are successively brought upon the scene, and wherein the notion of Euripides that those whom Zeus wishes to crush he first makes mad, is illustrated by the terrible example of Monsieur Sariette
CHAPTER XVII Wherein we learn that Sophar, no less eager for gold than mammon, looked upon his heavenly home less favourably than upon France, a country blessed with a savings bank and loan departments, and wherein we see, yet once again, that whoso is possessed of this world's goods fears the evil effects of any change
CHAPTER XVIII Wherein is begun the gardener's story, in the course of which we shall see the destiny of the world unfolded in a discourse as broad and magnificent in its views as Bossuet's discourse on the history of the universe is narrow and dismal
CHAPTER XIX The gardener's story, continued
CHAPTER XX The gardener's story, continued
CHAPTER XXI The gardener's story, concluded
CHAPTER XXII Wherein we are shown the interior of a bric-a-brac shop, and see how Père Guinardon's guilty happiness is marred by the jealousy of a love-lorn dame
CHAPTER XXIII Wherein we are permitted to observe the admirable character of Bouchotte, who resists violence but yields to love. After that let no one call the author a misogynist
CHAPTER XXIV Containing an account of the vicissitudes that befel the "Lucretius" of the Prior de Vendôme
CHAPTER XXV Wherein Maurice finds his angel again
CHAPTER XXVI The Conclave
CHAPTER XXVII Wherein we shall see revealed a dark and secret mystery and learn how it comes about that empires are often hurled against empires, and ruin falls alike upon the victors and the vanquished; and the wise reader (if such there be-which I doubt) will meditate upon this important utterance: "a war is a matter of business"
CHAPTER XXVIII Which treats of a painful domestic scene
CHAPTER XXIX Wherein we see how the angel, having become a man, behaves like a man, coveting another's wife and betraying his friend. in this chapter the correctness of young d'Esparvieu's conduct will be made manifest
CHAPTER XXX Which treats of an affair of honour, and which will afford the reader an opportunity of judging whether, as arcade affirms, the experience of our faults makes better men and women of us
CHAPTER XXXI Wherein we are led to marvel at the readiness with which an honest man of timid and gentle nature can commit a horrible crime
CHAPTER XXXII Which describes how Nectaire's flute was heard in the tavern of Clodomir
CHAPTER XXXIII How a dreadful crime plunges Paris into a state of terror
CHAPTER XXXIV Which contains an account of the arrest of Bouchotte and Maurice, of the disaster which befell the d'Esparvieu library, and of the departure of the angels
CHAPTER XXXV And last, wherein the sublime dream of Satan is unfolded





THE WHITE STONE

By Anatole France

A Translation By Charles E. Roche



CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I. 9
II. Gallio 29
III. 107
IV. 147
V. Through the Horn or the Ivory Gate 183
VI. 237





BEE: THE PRINCESS OF THE DWARFS

By Anatole France

Done Into English By Peter Wright

CONTENTS

I Tells of the News that a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor
II How the Loves of Bee of the Clarides and George of the White Moor began
III Which deals with Education in General, and that of George in Particular
IV Tells how the Duchess took Bee and George to the Hermitage and of Their Meeting an Hideous Old Woman there
V Is concerned with what you see from the Keep of the Clarides
VI Tells how Bee and George went off to the Lake
VII Shows the Penalty George of the White Moor paid for having gone near to the Lake where live the Sylphs
VIII Shows how Bee was taken to the Land of the Dwarfs
IX Tells faithfully the Welcome given by King Loc to Bee of the Clarides
X In which the Wonders of the Kingdom of the Dwarfs are thoroughly described, as well as the Dolls which were given to Bee
XI In which the Treasure of King Loc is described as well as possible
XII In which King Loc proposes
XIII Tells how Bee saw her Mother and could not kiss Her
XIV In which the Great Grief that overtook King Loc is seen
XV Relates the Words of the Learned Nur which gave an Extraordinary Pleasure to little King Loc
XVI Tells the Marvellous Adventure of George of the White Moor
XVII In which King Loc makes a Terrible Journey
XVIII Tells the Marvellous Meeting that occurred to John, the Master Tailor, and of the Good Song sung by the Birds of the Grove to the Duchess
XIX Tells of a little Satin Slipper
XX In which a Dangerous Adventure is related
XXI In which All ends well
Looking backward
The Sorrow of DemeterBy Sir G W Cox
The King of the Golden Mountain By the Brothers Grimm
Persephone By Jean Ingelow
The Writer of the Story of Bee