author
Paul Meurice
1820–1905
A close friend and literary executor of Victor Hugo, he was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist deeply connected to the literary life of 19th-century Paris. His own work ranged from fiction to theater, but he is also remembered for helping preserve Hugo’s legacy.
3 Audiobooks
The Two Dianas, Volume 1 (of 3)
by Paul Meurice
The Two Dianas, Volume 2 (of 3)
by Paul Meurice
The Two Dianas, Volume 3 (of 3)
by Paul Meurice
About the author
Born in Paris in 1820, Paul Meurice became a novelist, playwright, journalist, and editor whose career unfolded alongside some of the biggest names in French literature. He was especially close to Victor Hugo, and that friendship shaped much of his public life as well as his literary reputation.
Meurice wrote novels and plays of his own, often working within the lively theatrical and journalistic world of his time. He also collaborated with or supported major literary projects, and his writing career reflected the broad, energetic culture of 19th-century French letters.
After Hugo’s death, Meurice played an important part in managing and preserving his friend’s work, serving as one of the key figures responsible for Hugo’s literary legacy. He died in 1905, remembered both for his own writing and for the devotion with which he supported one of France’s most celebrated authors.