1. Charles Baudelaire
His father, more than twice the age of his mother, died just six years after his birth. Shortly thereafter his mother remarried to a man much closer to her age, Major Jacques Aupick. ... Besides his writing of poetry, he wrote a number of prose works, including a collection of art and literary reviews and several short stories and novels. His earliest work, in 1847 was a short autobiographical story titled La fanfarlo. ... Charles Baudelaire died unrecognized in his mother's arms August 31, 1867. ...
- Word Count: 1229
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate