ARSENE HOUSSAYE
\ˈɑːsiːn hˈa͡ʊse͡ɪ], \ˈɑːsiːn hˈaʊseɪ], \ˈɑː_s_iː_n h_ˈaʊ_s_eɪ]\
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A French novelist, dramatist, and critic; born in Bruyeres, near Laon, March 28, 1815; died in Paris, Feb, 26, 1896. He came early to Paris, and had written two novels at the age of twenty-one, "The Sinner" being still remembered. He wrote "The Caprices of the Marchioness", "The Comedy at the Window", and other successful light plays, and became a stage manager. His later novels include: "The Beautiful Raffaella"; "Marion's Repentance"; "Romance of the Duchess"; "Women as They Are"; "Women of the Past"; etc. His art and theatrical criticisms are exceedingly good; the "History of French Art in the Eighteenth Century", "Portrait Gallery of the Eighteenth Century", and "Studies of Voltaire and Rousseau", rank high. His style is clear and graceful.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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