[Élie Bertrand]. French novelist, born at Limoges; died in Paris on the 1st of February 1891. He moved to Paris in 1834. Published a collection of stories under the title La Veilleuse, using the pseudonym of “Elec Raymond.” He contributed to many of the Paris journals, and received the decoration of the Legion of Honor in 1863. His published writings make over one hundred volumes, of which La Croix de l’Affût and Le Secret du Diamant are representative.
