author
Alfred de Musset
1810–1857
A brilliant voice of French Romanticism, he wrote poetry, plays, and fiction marked by wit, feeling, and restless energy. He is especially remembered for works like Lorenzaccio and The Confession of a Child of the Century.
13 Audiobooks
The Confession of a Child of the Century
by Alfred de Musset
Œuvres complètes de Alfred de Musset — Tome 3
by Alfred de Musset
Vuosisadan lapsen tunnustus
by Alfred de Musset
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 3
by Alfred de Musset
Œuvres complètes de Alfred de Musset — Tome 4
by Alfred de Musset
Gamiani, ou Une nuit d'excès
by Alfred de Musset
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 1
by Alfred de Musset
Œuvres Complètes de Alfred de Musset — Tome 6.
by Alfred de Musset
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Complete
by Alfred de Musset
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
by Alfred de Musset
Œuvres complètes de Alfred de Musset — Tome 5
by Alfred de Musset
Œuvres Complètes de Alfred de Musset — Tome 7.
by Alfred de Musset
Ranskalaista laulurunoutta Alfred Musset'n, Paul Verlaine'n ja Charles Baudelaire'n runoja
by Alfred de Musset, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine
About the author
Born in Paris in 1810, Alfred de Musset became one of the best-known writers of the French Romantic movement. He worked across several forms—poetry, drama, and fiction—and built a reputation for elegant language, emotional intensity, and a sharp, often playful style.
He is widely associated with major works including Lorenzaccio and the autobiographical novel La Confession d’un enfant du siècle. Reference sources such as Britannica describe him as a French Romantic dramatist and poet best known for his plays, while broader biographical sources also note his importance as a novelist.
Musset died in Paris in 1857. His work has lasted because it can be both intimate and theatrical at once: personal in feeling, but vivid enough for the stage and memorable on the page.