[FRANCE] Jules Lemaitre (1853-1914) French critic and dramatist. LemaÓtre was born in Vennecy, Loiret. He became a professor at the University of Grenoble in 1883, but was already well known for his literary criticism, and in 1884 he resigned his position to devote his time to literature. He succeeded Jean-Jacques Weiss as drama critic of the Journal des DÈbats, and subsequently filled the same office on the Revue des Deux Mondes. His literary studies were collected under the title of Les Contemporains (7 series, 1886-1899), and his dramatic feuilletons as impressions de thȇtre (10 series, 1888-1898). His sketches of modern authors show great insight and unexpected judgment as well as gaiety and originality of expression. He published two volumes of poetry: Les MÈdaillons (1880) and Petites orientales (1883); also some volumes of contes, among them En marge des vieux livres (1905). Two brief ALSs, written on 4.25 x 3.25" cards plus signature with 2 lines on small slip..

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