In one short story by this author, a man visits a home where a woman wears a magnetic crown to cureheadaches and her husband clucks along with the chickens in the yard, before a passage from Lampridiusabout the birth of Alexander Severus causes their son to go insane and begin eating floor-wax and sponges.In another of his short stories, Madame Cornouiller accuses a gardener of stealing three melons, and all ofSaint-Omer 
In one short story by this author, a man visits a home where a woman wears a magnetic crown to cureheadaches and her husband clucks along with the chickens in the yard, before a passage from Lampridiusabout the birth of Alexander Severus causes their son to go insane and begin eating floor-wax and sponges.In another of his short stories, Madame Cornouiller accuses a gardener of stealing three melons, and all ofSaint-Omer is soon abuzz with stories about a dastardly laborer who was made up to avoid a dinnerinvitation. This author collected short stories such as "The Red Egg" and "Putois" in his volumes TheMerry Tales of Jacques Tournebroche and The Well of Saint Clare. Another story by him features a manrecalling a rebellion against the emperor's insignia and a crowd trying to block the construction of anaqueduct; that man discourses on why Jews do not build statues of Jupiter before saying he cannot recallany person named Jesus. For 10 points, name this author of "The Procurator of Judea," who also wrotenovels such as The Revolt of the Angels, The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard, and Penguin Island.
In one short story by this author, a man visits a home where a woman wears a magnetic crown to cureheadaches and her husband clucks along with the chickens in the yard, before a passage from Lampridiusabout the birth of Alexander Severus causes their son to go insane and begin eating floor-wax and sponges.
Anatole France [or Jacques-Anatole-FranÃ§ois Thibault]