Jules Lermina

Born in Paris in 1839, Jules Lermina built a varied career as a novelist and journalist. He began working in journalism in 1859, and his political commitments drew him toward socialist activism. That activism came at a cost: he was imprisoned more than once for his views, and he was notably supported by Victor Hugo.

Lermina wrote across many popular forms, including adventure fiction, mysteries, and works now often linked to early science fiction and the fantastic. He is especially remembered for Le Fils de Monte-Cristo, a sequel to Alexandre Dumas's famous novel, and for imaginative tales influenced by Edgar Allan Poe.

He died in Paris in 1915. Today, he is often appreciated as a lively, wide-ranging writer whose work sits at the crossroads of popular fiction, political engagement, and the early development of speculative literature.