Octave Féré

Born Charles Octave Moget in Tours on October 11, 1815, and known by the pen name Octave Féré, he was a French writer active in the world of 19th-century popular literature. Sources describe him as a journalist and novelist, and note that he also contributed to the magazine L'Omnibus.

Féré is especially associated with historical and popular fiction. Gallica describes him as an author remembered mainly for historical narratives, while library and public-domain records connect his name with works such as Les Mystères du Louvre and La comédienne amoureuse. He also collaborated on a number of plays with the dramatist Saint-Yves.

He died in Paris on April 21, 1875. Although he is now largely forgotten, surviving editions and digital archives show that he was part of the energetic newspaper-and-serial fiction culture that shaped everyday reading in 19th-century France.