History of modern literature death he was working on "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (published unfinished). John McCrae was born. Hilaire Belloc was born (27 July). In 1872 Dostoevsky published "The Possessed" (or "Demons" or "The Devils"). Lewis Carroll published "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There". Samuel Butler published "Erewhon", an early science fiction novel. Jules Verne published "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours" ("Around the World in Eighty Days"). In 1873 Alfred Jarry was born (8 September). In 1874 Jules Verne published "L'île mystérieuse" ("The Mysterious Island"). In 1875 "Carmen", a French opera by Georges Bizet, with text by Henri
Le Jardin du Luxembourg (song) Le Jardin du Luxembourg (song) Le Jardin du Luxembourg is a song by Joe Dassin. It was the first track of side 1 of his 1976 album "Le Jardin du Luxembourg". The female vocals are by Dominique Poulain. The song was written specially for Dassin by Vito Pallavicini and Toto Cutugno. The French lyrics were written by Claude Lemesle. The song will be later covered by Dassin himself in Spanish under the title "En los jardines de mi ciudad". The italian version (by Vito Pallavicini and Toto Cutugno), titled "Quindici minuti di un uomo", was recorded by Albatros (a band