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Octave Féré
1815–1875
A busy 19th-century French novelist and playwright, he wrote popular fiction full of intrigue, mystery, and theatrical flair. Publishing under the name Octave Féré, Charles Octave Moget also worked closely with the stage and the press.
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Les Mystères du Louvre
by Octave Féré
About the author
Born Charles Octave Moget in Tours in October 1815, he wrote under the pen name Octave Féré. Reference sources identify him as a French writer of the 19th century, and accounts of his career place him for long stretches in Normandy before and after periods in Parisian journalism.
Féré was a prolific author of novels, serial fiction, and stage works. He contributed to L'Omnibus and is noted for collaborating on plays with the dramatist Saint-Yves; his books include melodramatic and historical titles such as Les Mystères du Louvre and Le Docteur Vampire, which show his taste for suspense, spectacle, and popular storytelling.
He died in Paris in April 1875. Although often described as a minor writer, his work offers a lively glimpse of the fast-moving, entertainment-driven literary world of 19th-century France.