French author, born at St. Hippolyte-sur-le-Doubs on the 8th of August 1832. He studied at the Collége de Chartres and the Lycée de Versailles, and until 1864 held different positions in the civil service. In the meantime he became a contributor to the newspapers and magazines of the day. In 1864 he began to devote his entire attention to literary production. Among his numerous works are The Story of Two Young Married People (1866); Les Athéniennes, poems (1866); The Pseudonyms of the Day (1867); Patriotic Novels (1871); The Viscountess of Jussey (1875); Carmagnol (1876); Diane (1878): Curiosities of Letters, the Sciences and the Arts (1884); Incoherent Novels (1887); and Violette (1890).
