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'''François, Vicomte de Curel''' ([[June 10]], [[1854]] - 1928), [[France|French]] dramatist, was born at [[Metz]].
'''François, vicomte de Curel''' (10 June 1854 – 26 April 1928), [[France|French]] dramatist, was born at [[Metz]], [[Moselle]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was educated at the [[École centrale Paris]] as a [[civil engineer]], the family wealth being derived from smelting works. He began his literary career with two novels, ''L'Ete des fruits secs'' (1885) and ''Le Sauvetage du grand duc'' (1889). In 1891 three plays were accepted by the Théâtre Libre.
He was educated at the [[École centrale Paris]] as a [[civil engineer]], the family wealth being derived from smelting works. He began his literary career with two novels, ''L'Ete des fruits secs'' (1885) and ''Le Sauvetage du grand duc'' (1889). In 1891 three plays were accepted by the Théâtre Libre.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*''La Nouvelle Idole'' (1899), dealing with the worship of science
*''La Nouvelle Idole'' (1899), dealing with the worship of science
*''Le Coup d'aile'' (1906)
*''Le Coup d'aile'' (1906)
See also ''Contemporary Review'' for August 1903.
See also ''Contemporary Review'' for August 1903.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 1 September 2024

François, Vicomte de Curel.

François, vicomte de Curel (10 June 1854 – 26 April 1928), French dramatist, was born at Metz, Moselle.

Biography

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He was educated at the École centrale Paris as a civil engineer, the family wealth being derived from smelting works. He began his literary career with two novels, L'Ete des fruits secs (1885) and Le Sauvetage du grand duc (1889). In 1891 three plays were accepted by the Théâtre Libre.[1]

Bibliography

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  • L'Envers d'une sainte (1892)
  • Les Fossiles (1892), a picture of the prejudices of the provincial nobility
  • L'Invitée (1893), the story of a mother who returns to her children after twenty years' separation
  • L'Amour brode (1893), which was withdrawn by the author from the Théâtre Français after the second representation
  • La Figurante (1896)
  • Le Repas du lion (1898), dealing with the relations between capital and labour
  • La Fille sauvage (1902), the history of the development of the religious idea
  • La Nouvelle Idole (1899), dealing with the worship of science
  • Le Coup d'aile (1906)

See also Contemporary Review for August 1903.[1]

References

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Curel, François, Vicomte de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 637.