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Albert Delpit
1849–1893
Born in New Orleans and active in France, this 19th-century novelist, playwright, and poet moved easily between journalism, theater, and fiction. His career linked American beginnings with the bustling literary world of Paris.
5 Audiobooks
Mademoiselle de Bressier
by Albert Delpit
Jean-nu-pieds, Vol. 2 chronique de 1832
by Albert Delpit
Jean-nu-pieds, Vol. 1 chronique de 1832
by Albert Delpit
Odette's Marriage A Novel, from the French of Albert Delpit, Translated from the "Revue des Deux Mondes," by Emily Prescott
by Albert Delpit
Le Fils de Coralie: Comédie en quatre actes en prose
by Albert Delpit
About the author
Albert Delpit was a French writer of American birth, born in New Orleans in 1849 and later educated in Paris and Bordeaux. He worked in literary journalism early on, including for magazines founded by Alexandre Dumas père, before building a career as a novelist, playwright, and poet.
His writing life unfolded mainly in France, where he became known for both stage works and fiction. Sources describe him as part of the lively Parisian literary scene of his time, and his career reflects the broad, cross-genre ambitions common among 19th-century writers.
Delpit died in Paris in 1893. Though he is not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains an interesting figure for readers drawn to French literary history and to authors whose lives bridged New Orleans and France.