Jacques Cazotte Research Paper

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Jacques Cazotte
Jacques Cazotte is from Dijon France and the date to where he came to be was on October 17,1719 and from where he was raised he was taught by the jesuits, and later on in his life when he was about twenty seven he claimed a public office in martinique, but for however it was not until Jacques Cazotte return to paris in 1760 with a rank of commissioner general that he made a public display as an author.
His first attempts at making a book gained him much popularity, with both in the court with the people, to where he was encouraged to essay something, more ambitious.
He timeingle produced his romance, les prouesses inimitables d'Olivier, marquis d’Edesse. He also wrote a number of fantastic oriental tales such as his mille

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