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Charles de Bernard
1804–1850
A 19th-century French novelist and short-story writer associated with Balzac’s circle, Charles de Bernard won recognition for elegant, socially observant fiction. His best-known works include Gerfaut, Le Nœud gordien, Les Ailes d’Icare, and La Peau du lion.
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Gerfaut — Complete
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Gerfaut — Volume 4
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Gerfaut — Volume 1
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Gerfaut — Volume 2
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Gerfaut — Volume 3
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Gerfaut
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Les ailes d'Icare
by Charles de Bernard
About the author
Pierre-Marie-Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette was born in Besançon on February 24, 1804, and died in Sablonville, near Paris, on March 6, 1850. He is generally known by the shorter name Charles de Bernard.
A member of the literary world surrounding Honoré de Balzac, de Bernard began with poetry before turning to fiction. His novels and stories appeared during the 1830s and 1840s, when they earned him a measure of contemporary renown for their polished style and portrayal of society.
His notable works include Le Nœud gordien (1838), Gerfaut (1838), often regarded as his masterpiece, Les Ailes d’Icare (1840), La Peau du lion (1841), and Le Gentilhomme campagnard (1847).