Jules Tellier

Born in 1863, Jules Tellier was a French man of letters whose work ranged across poetry, criticism, and journalism. He became known in Paris literary circles during the 1880s, publishing essays and poems while building a reputation as an alert and sensitive reader of literature.

Tellier also wrote about places and everyday life, not just books, which gives his work an appealing variety. After his death in 1889, friends and admirers helped preserve his writing, and collections such as Nos poètes kept his voice in view for later readers.

Today he is remembered less as a household name than as a vivid presence from the literary world of his time: intelligent, curious, and gone far too soon. For listeners interested in French literature of the period, his work offers a glimpse of both the artistic life of the era and the personality behind it.