illes . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁literary ▁asp ir ations ▁and ▁he ▁certainly ▁moved ▁in ▁literary ▁circles ▁in ▁Paris . ▁The ▁novel ist ▁William ▁Th acker ay ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁G align an is , ▁and ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁Long ue ville ▁Jones ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁di aries ▁as ▁a ▁highly ▁conv iv ial ▁companion , ▁' an ▁excellent , ▁worthy ▁and ▁accomplished ▁fellow ', ▁particularly ▁gift ed ▁in ▁art ▁and ▁p enc il ▁drawing '. ▁It ▁was ▁however ▁the ▁French ▁novel ist ▁Pro s per ▁M ér im ée ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁greatest ▁impact ▁on ▁Long ue ville ▁Jones . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁M ér im ée ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁' ‘ In spect eur ▁général ▁des ▁Mon uments ▁historiques ' ’ . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁connection ▁with ▁M ér im ée , ▁Long ue ville ▁Jones ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Cor respond ing ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁' ‘ Com ité ▁historiques ▁des ▁arts ▁et ▁monuments ' ’ , ▁The ▁volume ▁of ▁ess ays ▁he ▁published ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁were ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Review ▁and ▁Black wood s ▁Magazine . ▁These ▁ess ays ▁included ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁contemporary ▁French ▁' ‘ G oth ic ' ’ ▁domestic ▁architecture ▁comparing ▁it ▁to ▁tr ends ▁in ▁England ; ▁contemporary ▁art ▁in ▁France , ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁French ▁Bened ict ine ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁historical ▁writers . ▁G