author
C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad) Wright
1869–1957
A Harvard professor of French who helped generations of English-speaking readers explore French literature, he wrote wide-ranging studies of the subject with a special interest in the 16th and 17th centuries. His best-known work, A History of French Literature (1912), became a substantial reference in the field.
1 Audiobook
A History of the Third French Republic
by C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad) Wright
About the author
Born in 1869, Charles Henry Conrad Wright was an American scholar of French language and literature who spent much of his career at Harvard. He became known for teaching and writing about major French authors and literary movements, especially those of the Renaissance and the classical age.
His best-known book is A History of French Literature (1912), a large survey that aimed to guide readers through centuries of French writing. He also wrote works including French Verse of the XVI Century and French Classicism, showing a strong focus on the 16th and 17th centuries.
Wright died in 1957. For audiobook listeners, he is best approached as a clear, serious literary guide: a scholar who worked to make the long story of French literature understandable and engaging for English-speaking readers.