The Red Lily — Complete

by Anatole France · language: en

Vocabulary level: Elementary · Flesch–Kincaid grade 7 · 4,317 sentences

Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.

Subjects: France — Fiction · French fiction — Translations into English · Italy — Fiction · Man-woman relationships — Fiction

Words worth knowing: facade · sidewise · brusque · linden · negligently · cuirassier · academician · nude

THE RED LILY By Anatole France The real name of the subject of this preface is Jacques-Anatole Thibault.

He was born in Paris, April 16, 1844, the son of a bookseller of the Quai Malaquais, in the shadow of the Institute.

He was educated at the College Stanislas and published in 1868 an essay upon Alfred de Vigny.

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