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Paul de Musset
1804–1880
A 19th-century French man of letters, he is remembered both for his own novels and travel writing and for preserving the story of his younger brother, Alfred de Musset. His career moved between fiction, biography, and literary commentary, giving readers a close view of French literary life in the Romantic era.
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La Chèvre Jaune
by Paul de Musset
About the author
Born in Paris on November 7, 1804, Paul Edme de Musset was a French writer and the elder brother of Alfred de Musset. Although his brother became the more famous literary figure, Paul built a substantial career of his own and published novels, historical works, and travel writing.
He is especially noted for writing about Alfred de Musset’s life and work, and much of his reputation has remained tied to that role. Even so, Paul de Musset was more than a family chronicler: he was an active 19th-century author whose books reflect the tastes and interests of his time.
He died in 1880. Today, he is often approached through his connection to French Romanticism, but his writing also offers a useful window into the broader literary culture that surrounded it.