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In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found.
Alain-René Lesage
Born: May 6, 1668
Died: November 17, 1747 (aged 79)
Bio: Alain-René Lesage was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks, his comedy Turcaret, and his picaresque novel Gil Blas.
Known for:
- Gil Blas (1715)
- Turcaret
- The devil on two sticks
- The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane