▁he ▁delivered ▁some ▁interesting ▁lect ures ▁about ▁the ▁literature ▁of ▁southern ▁Europe , ▁which ▁were ▁continued ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁and ▁finally ▁published . ▁He ▁held ▁an ▁official ▁position : ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁chamber ▁of ▁commerce ▁for ▁the ▁then ▁department ▁of ▁Lem an . ▁ ▁French ▁history ▁S ism ond i ▁lived ▁in ▁Paris ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁until ▁the ▁Rest oration , ▁supporting ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁and ▁meeting ▁him ▁once . ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁his ▁book ▁on ▁Italian ▁history , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁Histoire ▁des ▁Fran çais , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁volumes ▁over ▁ 2 3 ▁years . ▁According ▁to ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁" H is ▁un t iring ▁industry ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁compile ▁many ▁other ▁books , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁on ▁these ▁two ▁that ▁his ▁fame ▁mainly ▁rest s . ▁The ▁former ▁displays ▁his ▁qual ities ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁fav ou rable ▁light , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁least ▁inj ur iously ▁affected ▁by ▁subsequent ▁writ ings ▁and ▁investig ations . ▁But ▁the ▁latter , ▁as ▁a ▁careful ▁and ▁accurate ▁sketch ▁on ▁a ▁grand ▁scale , ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁su pers eded . ▁Sainte - Be uve ▁has , ▁with ▁bene vol ent ▁s arc asm , ▁s urn amed ▁the ▁author ▁" the ▁Rol lin ▁of ▁French ▁History ," ▁and ▁the ▁pra ise ▁and ▁the ▁bl ame ▁imp lied ▁in ▁the ▁comparison ▁are ▁both ▁perfectly ▁well ▁des erved ". ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 1