Henri Mazel

Born in 1864 and died in 1947, Henri Mazel was a French man of letters whose work moved between journalism, fiction, and literary remembrance. Sources available here identify him as an author with a substantial body of work, and books published under his name are preserved by Project Gutenberg.

He is especially associated with the Symbolist world. A bookseller's description of Aux beaux temps du symbolisme presents him as a journalist and author close to Symbolist poets, and describes that later book as a collection of memories about major figures in the movement, including Maurice Maeterlinck, Émile Verhaeren, Pierre Louÿs, and Laurent Tailhade.

That connection gives his writing a special interest today: beyond his own books, he also serves as a witness to a rich literary scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Readers curious about French literature of that era may enjoy him both for his works and for the company of writers, artists, and ideas that surround them.