Émile Souvestre [SEP] native language
Émile Souvestre
Émile Souvestre (April 15, 1806 – July 5, 1854) was a French novelist who was a native of Morlaix, Finistère.
He was the son of a civil engineer and was educated at the college of Pontivy, with the intention of following his father's career by entering the Polytechnic School. However, his father died in 1823 and he matriculated as a law student at Rennes but soon devoted himself to literature.
He was by turns a bookseller's assistant and a private schoolmaster in Nantes
Puddocky or "The White Cat" ("La Chatte Blanche")
- The Golden Branch ("Le Rameau d'Or")
- The Pigeon and the Dove ("Le Pigeon et la Colombe")
- Prince Marcassin ("Le Prince Marcassin")
- Princess Belle-Etoile ("La Princesse Belle-Étoile")
Fairy tales Fairy tales by Souvestre.
Émile Souvestre (1806–1854) collected tales:
- The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok
Fairy tales Other Fairy Tales.