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Faucher de Saint-Maurice
1844–1897
A restless 19th-century man of letters, he moved easily between journalism, politics, military service, and travel writing. His work carries the energy of someone who saw public life and the wider world as part of the same story.
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About the author
Born in Quebec City on April 18, 1844, Narcisse-Henri-Édouard Faucher published under the name Faucher de Saint-Maurice. He is remembered as a Canadian author and journalist, but his life reached far beyond the page: he also served as an army officer and later entered politics.
He volunteered with the French Army in the 1860s and took part in the Mexican campaign, an experience that helped shape his writing and public image. Over the years he published books, travel pieces, and other prose, building a reputation as a lively and wide-ranging francophone writer from Quebec.
Faucher de Saint-Maurice died in Quebec City on April 1, 1897. What makes him interesting today is the mix of roles he carried at once—writer, observer, public figure, and traveler—which gives his work a strong sense of movement and lived experience.