Ernest d'Hervilly

Ernest d'Hervilly (born May 26, 1839 in Paris , † November 18, 1911 there ) was a French journalist and writer.

After successfully completing his studies, D'Hervilly got a job in the administration of the “Ingenieurs du corps des ponts et chausées” (IPC). During this time he made his first literary attempts. a. also met Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine . It was through the support of these two that d'Hervilly came into contact with most of the Parnassians . Today he is one of this literary association himself.

presentation

On the painting Coin de table by the painter Henri Fantin-Latour , Ernest d'Hervilly is shown together with some colleagues.

Works (selection)

Stories and novels

• Aventures du prince Frangipane . 1898
• Le chat du Neptune . 1886
• Contes pour les grandes personnes . 1984
• Les baisers . 1872
• Le harem . 1974
• Parisienneries . 1882
• Les Parisiens bizarres . 1885

Plays

• Bigoudis. Comédie en 1 acte . 1885
• Le bonhomme misère. Légende en 3 tableaux . 1887 (together with Alfred Grévin ).
• Le docteur sans pareil. Comédie en 1 acte . 1875
• Le magister. Comédie en 1 acte . 1877
• Midas . Comédie en 1 acte . 1892
• Molière en prison. Comédie en 1 acte . 1886
• Le parapluie. Comédie en 1 acte . 1880

literature

• William Minturn: French writers and artists. Ernst d'Hervilly . In: Appleton's journal. A magazine of general literature , Vol. 4 (1878), Issue 6 (June), pp. 571-574

Web links

Wikisource: Ernest d'Hervilly  - Sources and full texts (French)