author
Jean-Marie Dargaud
1800–1866
A 19th-century French writer with a taste for big historical subjects, he moved between fiction, travel writing, and political thought. His books on figures such as Mary Stuart and Jane Grey helped make history vivid for ordinary readers.
2 Audiobooks
Histoire de Marie Stuart
by Jean-Marie Dargaud
Histoire de Jane Grey
by Jean-Marie Dargaud
About the author
Born in Paray-le-Monial on February 22, 1800, Jean-Marie Dargaud was a French writer, essayist, and historian. Archival records describe him as close to Alphonse de Lamartine, and his career ranged across novels, political writing, travel literature, and popular history.
His known works include Solitude, George, ou Une âme dans le siècle, Un voyage à Cluny, La Famille, Histoire de Marie Stuart, Histoire de Jane Grey, and Voyage en Danemark. Taken together, they show an author drawn to both private feeling and public events, especially the lives of historical figures and the moral questions surrounding politics, religion, and society.
Dargaud died in Paris on January 5, 1866. Although he is not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, library and archival catalogs show a substantial body of work that reflects the literary and historical curiosity of 19th-century France.