Note 38 — ENDS AND BEGINNINGS (continued 2)
Constance Garnett translation
Auguste Romieu, celebrated in Paris for his wit and droll adventures, began by writing vaudevilles (1822-1834). The Government of July turned him into un homme politique, appointing him prefect of several places in succession, and in 1849 he wrote De l’Administration sous le Régime républicain.—(Translator’s Note.)