Jules Rostaing

Born in 1824, Jules Rostaing was a French writer remembered for his wide-ranging output across the 19th century. Library and authority records identify him as an author, and some sources also describe him as a playwright or librettist.

Rostaing is especially associated with Manuel de la politesse des usages du monde et du savoir-vivre, a guide to manners and social conduct that later reached new readers through Project Gutenberg. Other catalog and reference sources show him collaborating on historical and literary works, which suggests a career that stretched across both practical nonfiction and more theatrical or journalistic writing.

Some basic details about his life remain hard to confirm from readily available sources, including his exact death year. Still, the surviving records present him as a notably versatile French man of letters whose books offer a glimpse into the social habits and literary culture of his time.