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Edmond Biré
1829–1907
A sharp-eyed French literary critic and historian, he is best remembered for his studies of Victor Hugo and for writing about the French Revolution with a strong sense of drama and detail.
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Armand de Pontmartin, sa vie et ses oeuvres, 1811-1890
by Edmond Biré
About the author
Born in Luçon on March 13, 1829, and later dying in Nantes on March 15, 1907, Edmond Biré was a French writer, literary critic, and historian. Library and reference records consistently identify him as an author from France, and his work places him firmly in the world of 19th-century French letters.
Biré wrote extensively on literature and history, with books on figures including Victor Hugo and with works such as Paris pendant la Terreur, known in English as The Diary of a Citizen of Paris During 'the Terror'. His writing often turned to major personalities and turbulent moments in French history, bringing together criticism, biography, and historical narrative.
He also left behind collections with titles like Portraits littéraires, Études et portraits, and Histoire et littérature, which suggest the range of his interests across authors, ideas, and the cultural life of his time. For listeners drawn to classic French literary history, he offers a lively window into the debates and reputations of the 1800s.