Charles Monselet [SEP] place of death
Charles Monselet
Charles Monselet (30 April 1825, Nantes - 19 May 1888, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries. He specialised in comedic and romantic novels and his total output was around 40 volumes.
References.
- Kilien Stengel. "Anthologie des Poètes de la bonne chère", ed.Table Ronde (groupe Gallimard), 2007.
visitor of the Library of the Arsenal, where he joined a group of followers of the former librarian, Charles Nodier, along with the journalist Charles Monselet, writer Loredan Larchey, and author and bibliophile Paul Lacroix. He also joined the Société des Amis des Livres (founded in 1874), the first French bibliophilic association since the Société des Bibliophiles François (founded in 1820).
At the start of his career, Uzanne focused on the lesser-known writers of the 18th century, creating four volumes of work published