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FELIX, a Provençal poet; born in Malemort, France, May 3, 1844; became a lawyer and "juge de paix" in the department of Vaucluse, and one of the leading Provençal writers , standing next in popular estimation to Mistral .

His most famous works are: the "The Reds of the Midi," and its sequel, "The Terror," stories of the French Revolution, translated into English by Mrs. T. A. Janvier: "Li Carbouniè" (1876 ) ; "Toloza" (1882), epic poems; "Lou Roumancero Prouvençau" (1887), shorter poems; "Li Papalino" (1891), Avignon stories. He was editor of the "Armana Prouvençau," a literary annual; and after 1891, the "Capouliè," or official head, of the "Félibrige," the society of Provençal men of letters. He died in Avignon, March 4, 1901.

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