About the book: 1965 / This edition allows the reader to fully become acquainted with the work of the French writer Alphonse Daudet. In his books, two main directions can be distinguished: one is distinguished by humor, irony and vivid imagination; the other is characterized by the accuracy of observations, which brings Daudet closer to naturalists. Although both directions are present in all of Daudet's books, his writings can be divided into two groups. The first group includes the Provence-inspired Letters from My Mill and Tartarin of Tarascon, his most original and famous works. The second group consists mainly of large novels, in which he does not give too much free rein to the imagination, tends to copy characters from real people, and most often chooses Paris as the place of action..