André Laurie

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André Laurie

1844–1909

A pen name used by a restless French journalist, politician, and adventure writer whose stories mixed science, travel, and imagination. His books carried readers from futuristic inventions to far-flung expeditions, and some were linked to the world of Jules Verne.

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The Waif of the "Cynthia"

The Waif of the "Cynthia"

by André Laurie, Jules Verne

About the author

Born Jean-François Paschal Grousset in 1844, this French writer used André Laurie as one of several pseudonyms. He was also active as a journalist and politician, and his life stretched well beyond the literary world.

Under the name André Laurie, he became known for popular adventure and speculative fiction. His novels often blended science, exploration, and educational detail in a way that made them lively for younger readers as well as adults.

Laurie is still remembered today partly because his work sits close to the tradition of classic French scientific adventure fiction. Library and reference sources identify André Laurie as a pen name of Paschal Grousset, who died in 1909.