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The third person singular is a very complicated and somewhat tricky stylistic device because all the characters in the novel are actually the author himself, and none of them are.
The novel Taida, published in 1890, is one of the most famous works by French Nobel Prize winner Anatole France. The work is inspired by the legend of Saint Taida of Egypt, a 4th-century courtesan who converted to Christianity.
The plot is set in the middle of the 19th century in Paris, and tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plans the destruction of her extended family.