His best-known novel is Gil Blas, a Spanish story, noted for its honest depictions of Spaniards.
He was an orphan[?] at the age of 14 and put in the care of his uncle. He was sent to the Jesuit college at Vannes[?] to be educated. He studied law in Paris, but chose writing as a vocation.
He died in Boulogne, November 17, 1747.
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