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Henry de Forge

A French writer of novels, plays, songs, and journalism, he moved easily between popular storytelling and the stage. His work earned literary prizes from the Académie française, and his career shows the lively mix of genres that marked early 20th-century French letters.

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Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour

Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour

by Paul Arène, Alphonse Daudet, Ernest Daudet, Henry de Forge, Ernest Laut, Guy de Maupassant, Montjoyeux, François de Nion, Jacques Normand, Jean du Rébrac

Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour

Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour

by Paul Arène, Alphonse Daudet, Ernest Daudet, Henry de Forge, Ernest Laut, Guy de Maupassant, Montjoyeux, François de Nion, Jacques Normand, Jean du Rébrac

About the author

Born in Nevers in 1874 and later known as Henry de Forge, he was a French writer whose career reached across several forms, including novels, theater, songs, and journalism. French reference sources identify him as Henry Sazerac de Forge, and record that he died in Paris in 1943.

Library and literary records show a steady body of work from the 1910s into the 1930s. Among the titles linked to him are La Créance, Signé "Durand", and Soi-même, and the Académie française lists awards for La Créance in 1918 and Soi-même in 1929.

What makes him especially interesting is his range: he was not only a novelist, but also a playwright and lyricist, with works that suggest an author comfortable moving between print culture and performance. Even today, his bibliography gives the impression of a busy, adaptable man of letters working at the heart of French literary life.