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Ferdinand Fabre-His novels-Biography-The uncle-Discouragement-Les / Courbezon-Bédarieux-Ruined by a strike-Hérault-The / Population-Iberians-Ligurians-Umbranici-The Gauls-Chestnuts-The / Beaters-Ballad of the Chestnut-tree-The Séchoire-Fêtes in / Hérault-Carotat at Béziers-Pepezuc-The Ass of Gignac-Roquefort / Cheese-Le Bousquet d'Orbe-Lamalou-N. Dame de Capimont-Extinction / of the hermits-Villemagne-Gorge of the Héric-S. Gervais-The church / spire-The inhabitants of the Highland and of the Lowland-The / Pillard.
The number of readers of the novels of Ferdinand Fabre in England is but few, I fear; but those few recognise in him one of the most graceful and delightful of writers. His novels may be divided into two categories: those that deal with his reminiscences of early life in the Cévennes about Bédarieux, and those in which he combats the intrigues of the Jesuits, "they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins"; or who meddle with and thwart the good work of the simple country and town curés, acting as spies for Rome on the bishops and the parochial clergy.