Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet and other profitable tales

THE WORKS OF ANATOLE FRANCE
IN AN ENGLISH TRANSLATON
EDITED BY FREDERIC CHAPMAN

CRAINQUEBILLE

PUTOIS, RIQUET

CRAINQUEBILLE

PUTOIS, RIQUET

AND OTHER PROFITABLE TALES

BY ANATOLE FRANCE

A TRANSLATION BY

WINIFRED STEPHENS

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LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD

NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY, MCMXV

THE BALLANTYNE PRESS TAVISTOCK STREET COVENT GARDEN LONDON

TO

ALEXANDRE STEINLEN

AND TO

LUCIEN GUITRY

WHO, THE FORMER IN A SERIES OF ADMIRABLE DRAWINGS THE LATTER IN A FINE DRAMATIC CREATION, HAVE INVESTED WITH A TRAGIC GREATNESS THE HUMBLE FIGURE OF MY POOR COSTERMONGER.

NOTE

The section entiled "Riquet" forms Chapter 11 of "Monsieur Bergeret à Paris" and is here included as an introduction to Riquet's "Meditations."

A story entitled "Onésime Dupont" appears both in the volume here presented and in the one entitled "Pierre Nozière." In the English edition it will be reproduced in the latter volume only.

CONTENTS
CRAINQUEBILLE	1
PUTOIS	49
RIQUET	77
THE MEDITATIONS OF RIQUET	87
THE NECKTIE	95
THE MONTIL MANŒUVRES	105
ÉMILE	119
ADRIENNE BUQUET	129
THE INTAGLIO	143
LA SIGNORA CHIARA	163
UPRIGHT JUDGES	169
THE OCEAN CHRIST	179
JEAN MARTEAU	189
⁠ I. A Dream	191
⁠II. The Law is dead but the Judge is living	199
MONSIEUR THOMAS	207
A SERVANT'S THEFT	219
EDMÉE, OR CHARITY WELL BESTOWED	229

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Anatole France

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The author died in 1924, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Translation:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1927.

The author died in 1944, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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