Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud was born October 24, 1854 in Chareleville, France. His father, Frederic held the rank of Captain of Infantry in the French Military, he had risen to this position from that of a mere recruit. For much of Rimbaud's early childhood he was stationed in Northern Africa. His father had also written several unpublished military works and had translated the Koran into French, which Rimbaud would later use to study Arabic.

Rimbaud's mother and father separated when he was six, his mother, Marie-Catherine, was left to raise his siblings and him by herself, as Rimbaud's father was not heard from again. His mother was a stern woman who raised her children in a rigid manner, controlling even the books they read. Rimbaud was an advanced, clever child who was also particularly religious, owing to his mother's be

It's a broad carved wooden cupboard, the ancient dark-coloured oak has taken on that pleasant air that old people have; the cupboard is open, and gives off from its kindly shadows inviting aromas like a breath of old wine;

In 1869 Rimbaud won a prestigious Latin poetry prize, his first French verse composition: "Les Etennes des Orphetins," (The Orphans New Year Gift) was also printed this in year.

Je m'en allais, les poings dans mes poches crevees;

De fichus de grand'mere ou sont peints des griffons;

-C'est la qu'on trouverait las medallions, les meches

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