Tyndarides, Héraclides_, and _Nitétis_, but these did not meet with the success of his earlier work. He was a devoted son to his mother, depriving himself of even the necessaries of life in order to support her. He showed himself a kind and generous friend to all, and always took a keen interest in young men. One of these brought him an elegy written to his mistress and bewailing her misfortunes. The verses began with _Maison qui renfermes l'objet de mon amour_. "Is not that word _maison_ rather feeble?" observed Danchet; "would not _palais, beau lieu_ ... be better?" "Yes," replied the poet, "but it is a _maison de force_, a prison!" A complete edition of his works was published after his death in 1751. The younger Crébillon (Claude Prosper Jolyot) was confined in the Bastille on account of his satirical romance _Tanzai et Néadarné_ (1734, 2 vols., in-12). His father, Prosper Crébillon, was a very famous French dramatic poet, and discarded the profession of the law for the sake of the Muses. _Idomeneus, Atreus Electra, Rhadamistus_, and the _Triumvirate_ were some of his works. The son possessed much of his father's genius, and his wit and gaiety rendered him a pleasant companion. At one time he was a great favourite amongst the _élite_ of Parisian society. But his satirical and licentious romances brought him into trouble, and the above-mentioned work conducted him to the Bastille, wherein so many authors have been incarcerated. He died in 1777. The name is not known of a young man who came to Paris with a marvellous play which he felt sure would electrify the world and cover its author with glory. Unhappily, he met with a cold reception by a stern critic, who, with merciless severity, pointed out the glaring errors in his beloved work. The poor author, overcome with vexation, returned home with a broken heart, burnt his tragedy, and died of grief. M. Nogaret is not the only author who has been unfortunate in the selection of a subject for a romance. He wrote a book entitled _La Capucinade_ (1765), and the heroes of his story are the Capuchin monks, whom he treated somewhat severely. This work and his _Mémoires de Bachaumont_ conducted the author to the Bastille.