Ch. Wilhelm

Ch. Wilhelm is credited as the author of Le duel au balai, a French short story first published in La Patrie on February 27 and 28, 1879. The story has remained available through public-domain libraries such as Project Gutenberg, where it is listed as the author’s only work in their catalog.

Beyond that attribution, reliable biographical details are scarce. The initials in the byline are not expanded in the sources I could confirm, and I could not verify basic facts such as the author's full name, dates, or wider body of work.

What does come through clearly is the tone of the writing: Le duel au balai is remembered as a light, humorous piece built around village life, stubborn personalities, and a moral turn delivered with charm rather than severity. For readers, Ch. Wilhelm remains one of those intriguing literary ghosts whose surviving work speaks more loudly than the record of the life behind it.