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ALAIN RÉNÉ (luhsäzh'), a French novelist and dramatist; born in Sarzeau, near Vannes, May 8, 1668. He abandoned law for literature, with scant success till 1707, when the comedy "Crispin His Master's Rival" was received with high public favor; as was "Turcaret" in the year 1909. His novels "The Devil on Two Sticks" (1707) and " and "Gil Blas" (1717) were suggested by Spanish originals. He also wrote "The Bachelor of Salamanca" and "The Life and Adventures of M. de Beauchène." He died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nov. 17, 1747.
LESBOS. See MITYLENE.