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Félix Arvers
Félix Arvers (July 23, 1806 – November 7, 1850) was a French poet and dramatist, most famous for his poem "Un secret".
Born in Paris, Arvers abandoned his law career aged 30 to concentrate on theatre. His plays gained moderate success in their own time, but none were as notorious as "Un Secret", dedicated to Marie, the daughter of writer Charles Nodier. This poem was taken from a piece he wrote aged 25, "Mes heures perdues" (
, with Félix Arvers
- 1848 : "La Fiancée du prince", comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts with d'Avrecourt and Arsène de Cey
- 1849 : "Lord Spleen", with Arvers and d'Avrecourt
- 1850 : "Le Banquet de camarades", with Arvers and d'Avrecourt
- 1854 : "Monsieur de La Palisse", vaudeville in 1 act, with d' Avrecourt, Pierre Carmouche and Eugène Nyon,
- 1857 : "Le Pot de fer et le pot de terre", vaudeville in