Alfred des Essarts (9 August 1811 – 18 May 1893) was a 19th-century French poet, translator, playwright and writer, the father of Emmanuel des Essarts.

Biography

A curator at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, a journalist at ''La France littéraire'' and ''L'Écho français'', he was also author of ''feuilletons'', novels, songs and poems. His plays were staged at the Théâtre-Français and at the

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles. Af ...

. He also translated from Russian for Éditions Franck the memoirs of

Princess Dashkova Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova (russian: Екатери́на Рома́новна Воронцо́ва) (28 March, 1743 – 15 January, 1810) This source reports that Prince Dashkov died in 1761. was an influential noblewoman, a major figure o ...

, and from English for

Hachette Hachette may refer to: * Hachette (surname) * Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing ** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary ** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm See also * Hachett ...

, several works by Charles Dickens such as '' The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit'' and '' The Old Curiosity Shop''.

Works

*1830: ''Le Donjon de Vincennes'', Les Marchands de nouveautés *1837: ''1812. Le Prisonnier de guerre en Russie'', Poussielgue *1841: ''Influence de la civilisation chrétienne en Orient'', poetry, Maulde et Renou *1841: ''Une Perle dans la mer'', novel, 2 vols, Lachapelle *1842: ''Le Lord bohémien'', 2 vols, Ch. Lachapelle *1843: ''Le Monument de Molière'', poetry, Lange-Lévy et Cie *1843: ''Le Pénitent'', legend, Lange-Lévy *1844: ''Le Chant de la syrène'', melody, music by

Oscar Comettant Oscar Comettant (18 April 1819 – 24 January 1898) was a 19th-century French composer, musicologist and traveller. Biography Commettant studied the piano and musical composition at the Conservatoire de Paris (1839–1843) and made a long tour ...

*1845: ''Sous les ombrages'', simples tales, Librairie Louis Janet *1846: ''Adhémar'', feuilleton in ''La Patrie'' *1846: ''Les Chants de la jeunesse'', followed by ''Livre des pleurs'', poems, Librairie Louis Janet *1846: ''Jeanne d'Arc'', scène et air, music by Comettant *1846: ''Une Mésalliance'', feuilleton *1846: ''La Plainte d'Ariane'', dramatic melody for

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

, music by Comettant *1847: ''Andréas et Béatrice'', histoire vénitienne, feuilleton in ''La Sylphide'' *1847: ''L'Univers illustré, géographie vivante'', Librairie Louis Janet *1848: ''La Pervenche'', livre des salons, with Marie Aycard and

Émile Deschamps Émile de Saint-Amand Deschamps (; 20 February 179123 April 1871) was a French poet. He was born at Bourges. The son of a civil servant, he adopted his father's career, but as early as 1812 he distinguished himself by an ode, ''La Paix conquise' ...

, Librairie Louis Janet *1849: ''Frère et sœur'', Arpin *1849: ''Un Héros de roman'', feuilleton *1849: ''Le Trésor de l'émigré'', feuilleton *1849: ''La Ligue des amants'', one-act comedy, in verse, 1849 *1850: ''Julie de Fenestranges'', feuilleton *1850: ''Marcello'', feuilleton *1851: ''La Comédie du monde'', Comptoir des imprimeurs-unis *1851: ''Une Invasion de cosaques'', feuilleton, de Vigny *1852: ''Annunziata'', De Vigny *1852: ''Sélim'', feuilleton *1853: ''La Gerbe'', by Soye and Bouchet *1853: ''La Noix dorée'', one-act comédie en vaudevilles, with Lucien Duval, *1854: ''Récits historiques'', Le Clère *1855: ''Portraits biographiques et critiques des hommes de la guerre d'Orient'', Garnier frères *1855: ''Les Cœurs dévoués'', Jourdan *1855: ''Légendes célestes'', Le Clère : Reichel et Cie *1855: ''Sous la neige, chacun son récit'', with

Philibert Audebrand Philibert Audebrand (31 December 1815 - 10 September 1906) was a French writer, journalist, author of medieval chronicles, satirical verses and historical novels. In ''Mémoires d'un passant'' (Calmann-Lévy, 1893), he dedicated a tasty portrait t ...

, Jules Rostaing,

Maurice Alhoy Philadelphe-Maurice Alhoy (1802 – 27 April 1856) was a 19th-century French journalist, writer and playwright, born and died in Paris. As journalist Under the Restauration and the July Monarchy, when "every day saw the birth of a new paper" (E ...

and Louise Leneveux, Librairie Louis Janet *1856: ''Les Restes de saint Augustin rapportés à Hippone'', poem, by Soye et Bouchet *1856: ''La Femme de l'espion'', feuilleton *1857: ''La Petite Poucette'', true story, Librairie Louis Janet *1857: ''Dix peintres célèbres'', Le Clère *1858: ''Les Masques d'or'', roman de mœurs contemporaines, Leleux *1858: ''Le Tour du cadran, simples récits'', Vermot *1858: ''François de Médicis'', historical novel, Hachette *1858: ''Neuf peintres célèbres'', 2nd series, Le Clère *1859: ''Lectures d'hiver'', Le Clère *1859: ''La Poursuite de l'Idéal'', comédie fantastique *1860: ''Le Marché aux consciences'', Lécrivain and Toubon *1861: ''La Guerre des frères'', Poulet-Malassis *1861: ''Une Petite-fille de Robinson'', Librairie Louis Janet *1862: ''Contes pompadours'', Dentu *1862: ''Les Célébrités françaises'', Vermot *1862: ''Les Deux veuves'', Maillet *1862: ''Les Grands peintres'',''Les Grands peintres''
/ref> Vermot *1862: ''Les Fêtes de nos pères'', Dupray de La Mahérie *1863: ''Valentin, ou la Femme du mousse'', Librairie Louis Janet *1863: ''Le Père la Morale'', veillées de village, Martinet *1863: ''Souffrir c'est vaincre'', Dupray de La Mahérie *1864: ''Guignol, livre de la jeunesse'', Dupray de La Mahérie *1864: ''Les Grands inventeurs anciens et modernes'', Magnin, Blanchard et Cie *1865: ''Le Champ de roses, récit de village'', E. Maillet *1866: ''Marthe'', E. Maillet *1867: ''Le Roman des mères'', feuilleton in '' Le Figaro'' *1868: ''Chanson d'une mère !'', berceuse, music by Joseph O'Kelly *1868: ''Le Marquis de Roquefeuille'', Maillet *1869: ''La Richesse des pauvres'', followed by ''Mau-Jaunens'', légende limousine, Bray *1869: ''Le Champ de roses'', village story, Dillet *1870: ''L'Enfant volé'', 2 vol, Vaton frères *1870: ''La Force des faibles'', Dillet *1870: ''Les Masques d'or'', Novel of contemporary mores, Lachaud *1877: ''Le Meneur de loups'', village story, Lecoffre fils *1879: ''Le Roman d'un vieux garçon'', Olmer *1879: ''Triste sommeil, triste réveil'', music by

Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin Théodore Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin or Wekerlin (9 November 1821 – 20 May 1910) was a French composer and music publisher from Alsace. Biography Weckerlin was born at Guebwiller. In 1844, he began studying singing with Antoine Ponchard and comp ...

, Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie *1880: ''Récits légendaires'', Mame *1882: ''Pulcinella, reflet d'Italie'', Grand-Montrouge: Librairie d'éducation *1882: ''De l'Aube à la nuit'', Pétrot-Garnier *1882: ''La Grâce d'un père'', Grand-Montrouge: Librairie d'éducation *1884: ''La Muse du Sonnet'', sonnets, with

Clovis Hugues Clovis Hugues (November 3, 1851 – June 11, 1907) was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist. He wrote some of his works in Provençal and un 1898 was elected a of the Félibrige, a society for the promotion of ...

and

Achille Millien Achille Millien (4 September 1838 – 12 January 1927) was a French poet and folklorist. His poetic work includes a dozen collections of rustic inspiration: ''La Moisson'', ''Chants agrestes'', ''Musettes et clairons'', ''Chez nous'', ''Aux cha ...

*1892: ''L'Ame du violon'', Hatier *1892: ''Le Soir'', birds' songs, with Charles Lopis, music by

Aloÿs Claussmann Aloÿs Claussmann (5 July 1850Archives du Haut-Rhin online, act dated 6 July 1850, no. 22, view no. 202. – 7 November 1926) was a French organist, pianist and composer. Biography Born in Uffholtz, Haut-Rhin (Alsace), Claussmann was a pupil of ...

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Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'', 1893, (p. 457) *

Henri Mondor Henri Mondor (20 May 1885, Saint-Cernin, Cantal – 6 April 1962) was a French physician, surgeon, professor of clinical surgery, writer and historian of French literature and medicine. Mondor was a professor of clinical surgery in Paris and bec ...

Lloyd James Austin Lloyd James Austin FBA (4 November 1915 – 30 December 1994) was an Australian linguist and literary scholar, who worked in Great Britain as a university teacher. Life and work Lloyd Austin studied at the University of Melbourne under Ala ...

, ''Correspondance : 1862-1871 de

Stéphane Mallarmé Stéphane Mallarmé ( , ; 18 March 1842 – 9 September 1898), pen name of Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of ...

'', Gallimard, 1959, (p. 307)

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