Between the spring of 1823 and the summer of 1824, he wrote his first literary works: a political and historical play called "Cromwell"; a satirical piece called "Les Espagnols en Dannark" ("The Spanish in Denmark"); and a set of six short theater pieces called the "Théâtre de Clara Gazul", a witty commentary about the theater, politics and life which purported to be written by a Spanish actress, but which actually targeted current French politics and society. In March 1825 he read his new works at the salon of Delécluze. The first two works were quickly forgotten, but the scenes of Clara Gazul had considerable success with his literary friends. They were printed in the press under the name of their imaginary author, and were his first published work. Balzac described "Clara Gazul" as "a decisive step in the modern literary revolution", and its fame soon reached beyond France; the German Romanticist Goethe wrote an article praising it. Mérimée was not so gracious toward Goethe; he called Goethe's own work "a combination of genius and German naïveté".