The Opinions of Jerome Coignard — Anatole France

Anatole France (Francois-Anatole Thibault, 1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist, a member of the Academie Francaise, and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Here, France claims to be but the editor of the notations of the opinions of the Abbe Jerome Coignard made by a humble cook's son."