Deulin, Charles
Deulin, Charles (1827–77),French writer and theatre critic. Born in a small French town near the Belgian border, Deulin rose from humble origins to write three important collections of fairy tales: Contes d'un buveur de bière (Beer‐Drinker's Tales, 1868), Contes du roi Cambrinus (Tales of King Cambrinus, 1874), and Contes de petite ville (Village Tales, 1875). Widely read in their day, Deulin's tales are distinguished by their strong regional flavour: Low Country settings and customs provide the backdrop for traditional fairy‐tale stories and motifs. ‘Cambrinus, roi de la bière’ (‘Cambrinus, king of beer’) tells the story of a lowly glassmaker who trades his soul to the devil for the love of a wealthy young girl. With the devil's help, he garners fame and fortune by producing ‘Flemish wine’, that is, beer. When the devil comes to claim Cambrinus's soul 30 years later, he finds...
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