His most well known work, however, was a 1908 novel about a Breton evangelical priest who is transported by the devil to the North Pole.
The collection On Life and Letters includes his literary reviews for the paper Le Temps. His early work consists primarily of historical fiction including a fanciful account of the life of one of the magi, Balthazar, and a story of an Alexandrian courtesan during the Christian era, Thais, but neither of those was as successful as 1881's The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard. His most well known work, however, was a 1908 novel about a Breton evangelical priest who is transported by the devil to the North Pole. For 10 points— name this author of Penguin Island.
The collection On Life and Letters includes his literary reviews for the paper Le Temps.
Anatole {France}