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of Elizabeth an Lit., p. 18. Turbia (tör'bē-ä). [F. Turbie.] A small place near Monaco. It contains a Roman tower of the time of August us. Turcaret (tür-kä-rā'). A comedy by Le Sage, produced in 1709: so called from its chief char acter. Despite his theatrical succe es he [Le Sage] was never on very good terms with the players of the regular the and a small piece - e-"Les Etrennes"- was refused by at the beginning of 1708. The author took it back, set to work on it, and refashioned it into "Turcaret," the best French comedy, beyond all doubt, of the 18th century, and probably the best of its kind to be found outside the covers of Molière's works.