author
Arthur Dourliac
1848–1905
Best known for lively historical fiction, this French novelist came to writing by an unusual route: he first worked as a pharmacist and later at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. His books helped build a reputation for entertaining, accessible stories set against the backdrop of earlier centuries.
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Liette
by Arthur Dourliac
About the author
Victor Émile Arthur Couillard, who wrote under the pen name Arthur Dourliac, was a French writer born in Saint-Quentin on November 3, 1848, and he died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on May 28, 1905. Reference sources identify him chiefly as a novelist of historical fiction.
Before becoming known as a man of letters, he worked as a pharmacist. He later served as an assistant at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, an experience that fits neatly with his turn toward historical storytelling and research-based fiction.
Library records also note that Arthur Dourliac was an anagrammatic pseudonym of his birth name. His surviving bibliography includes a substantial number of works, showing a steady literary career and a clear specialty in historical novels aimed at a broad reading public.