Léon Gozlan

Léon Gozlan (11 September 1803 – 14 September 1866) was a 19th-century French novelist and playwright.

Life When he was still a boy, his father, who had made a large fortune as a ship-broker, met with a series of misfortunes, and Léon, before completing his education, had to go to sea in order to earn a living. In 1828 we find him in Paris, determined to run the risks of literary life. His townsman, Joseph Méry, who was then making himself famous by his political satires, introduced him to several newspapers, and Gozlan's brilliant articles in Le Figaro did much harm to the already tottering government of Charles X.

He was made a member of the Legion of Honour in 1846, and in 1859 an officer of that order. He died on 14 September 1866 in Paris, and was buried at Montmartre Cemetery

Works

His first published works were:

1820: les Émotions de Polydore Marasquin, edition : H. Laurens (Paris) (160 p.-4 f. de pl. en coul. : ill. ; in-16) Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k805000bnf.fr les Émotions de Polydore Marasquin (undated) edition: F. Rouff (Paris) (32 p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; gr. in-8) Gallica.bnf.fr Les émotions de Polydore Marasquinbnf.fr les Émotions de Polydore Marasquin 1825: Plus joyeuses aventures d'Aristide Froissard, edition : F. Rouff (Paris) (48 pages)Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k936940c bnf.fr Aristide Froissard

His first novel was:

1828: Mémoires d'un apothicaire sur la Guerre d'Espagne, pendant les années 1808 à 1814, with: Sébastien Blaze(1785-184.), edition: Ladvocat (Paris)(2 vol. 447, 400 p.; 22 cm),Gallica.bnf,fr Mémoires d'un apothicairebnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k6576001m

This novel was followed by many others, including:

1834: Les Intimes, (3 vol.), published under the pseudonym "Michel Raymond", with Raymond Brucker, Paris, Eugène Renduel, Michel Raymond, was a pseudonym, first used for a book written by Michel Masson and Raymond Brucker: Le Maçon, mœurs populaires, (4 vol.) This book was received with great praise of the critics. The pseudonym used was the conjunction of the first names of these two men. In cooperation with Léon Gozlan Raymond Brucker wrote the novel Les Intimes. It was published in 1834 under the same pseudonym "Michel Raymond", in an attempt to ride on the success of this name. Although he never protested, after this Michel Masson stopped all cooperation with Raymond Brucker.

1836: Le Notaire de Chantilly, edition : Dumont (Paris) (2 vol. in-8°)Gallica.bnf.fr Le Notaire de Chantillybnf.fr tome 1, ark:/12148/bpt6k9734544gGallica.bnf.fr Le Notaire de Chantilly tome 2bnf.fr tome 2: ark:/12148/bpt6k9734427m 1838: Washington Levers et Socrate Leblanc 1839: Les Tourelles, Histoire des châteaux de France, edition: Dumont (Paris) (2 vol. (358, 348 p.); in-8)Gallica.bnf.fr vol 1: ark:/12148/bpt6k64476208Gallica.bnf.fr vol 2: ark:/12148/bpt6k64546263 1858: (new edition), edition: Michel Lévy frères (Paris) (1 vol. 349 p.; in-18) Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k6441479bbnf.fr Le médecin du Pecq 1839: Les tourelles, Histoire des châteaux de France, edition: Dumont (Paris) (2 vol. (358, 348 p.) ; in-8) Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k64546263bnf.fr vol 1, Les tourellesGallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k64476208 1843: Aristide Froissart, (one of the most curious and celebrated of his productions) 1886: Aristide Froissart (Nouv. éd.), edition: Librairie illustrée (Paris) (410 p. ; in-8)Gallica.bnf.fr Aristide Froissart (Nouv. éd.)bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k804074 1845: Les Nuits du Père Lachaise, edition: A. Lemerle (Paris) (3 vol. in-8°) Gallica.bnf.fr tome 1: bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k55312854Gallica.bnf.fr tome 3bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k55310737 1890: new edition: Calmann-Lévy (Paris) (1 vol. (360 p.); in-16) gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k54704787 1852: De neuf heures à minuit, edition: Victor Lecou (Paris) (III-350 p. ; in-18)gallica.bnf.fr De neuf heures à minuit 1855: Le Tapis vert 1857: Le Folle du logis 1859: Le Folle du logis, edition : Librairie nouvelle (Paris), (In-18, 317 p. ) Gallica.bnf.fr Folle du logisark:/12148/bpt6k61322455 1857: Les Emotions de Polydore Marasquin, edition: Librairie illustrée (Paris) (322 p.: ill., couv. ill.; in-16)Gallica.BNF.fr Les Emotions de Polydore Marasquin 1859: La Comédie et les Comédiens, edition: Michel Lévy, Paris, 1859, third edition. (17x11 cm. IV+345 p) 1861: Le Faubourg mystérieux, Le Vampire du Val de Grâce, edition : E. Dentu (Paris) (In-18, 335 p.) (1861)Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k55306003 bnf.fr Le Faubourg mystérieux. Le Vampire du Val de Grâce (translated by Brian Stableford as The Vampire Of The Val-de-Grâce in 2012; ) 1862: Histoire d'un diamant, edition: Michel-Lévy frères (Paris) (320 p., in-8) Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k5750450b 1866: Le capitaine Maubert, edition: C. Vanier (Paris), (1 vol. (174 p.) ; in-18 ),gallica.bnf.fr Le capitaine Maubertbnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k6362287t 18??: Le dragon rouge, edition 1876: Bureaux du "Siècle" (Paris) 1 vol. (numbered 265–345); in-4Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k5701408p 18??: Aventures merveilleuses et touchantes du prince Chènevis et de sa jeune soeur ; woodcuts: Bertall, edition 1880: J. Hetzel (Paris) (1 vol. (120 p.) : fig. ; in-16 ) Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k65671277 1872: La Vivandière, edition: E. Dentu (Paris), (In-18, 315 p.)Gallica.bnf.fr La Vivandière, par Léon GozlanBnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k5530839n

His best-known works for the theatre are:

1848: Le Lion empaillé 1849: Une tempête dans un verre d’eau, first performance in Paris in the Théâtre historique, 18 décembre 1849 1850: La Queue du chien d'Alcibiade, comédie in 2 actes, First performance in the Théâtre-Français, (Paris) 29 May 1850, edition: Michel-Lévy fr. (Paris)(48 p.; In-12)Gallica.bnf,fr La Queue du chien d'Alcibiadebnf.fr ark:/12148/btv1b520000340 1850: Une Tempête dans un verre d'eau, two curtain-raisers which stayed long on the stage 1852: Les Paniers de la comtesse 1854: Louise de Nanteuil, pièce en cinq actes, First performance in the Théatre du Vaudevilles 14 Januaryj 1854, edition : Michel-Lévy frères (Paris)(22 p. : fig.; 31 cm)(1860) Gallica.bnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k56827384 bnf.fr Louise de Nanteuil 1855: Le Gâteau des reines, comédie en 5 actes, en prose, first presentation in the theatre 31 August 1855, édition : Michel-Lévy frères (Paris) (In-18, 112 p. ) Gallica.bnf.fr Le Gâteau des reinesbnf.fr ark:/12148/bpt6k840989j 1857: La Famille Lambert, comédie en 2 actes, en prose, first performance: 28 April 1857, Theatre du Vaudeville (Paris) edition: Michel-Lévy frères (Paris) (12 p.: fig.; 31 cm) 1858,Gallica.bnf.fr La Famille Lambert 1861: La Pluie et le beau temps, comedie in 1 act, en proze, edition: Calmann Levy, Paris, (new edition, 1878) (28p, in.12)

He adapted several of his own novels to the stage. Gozlan also wrote a romantic and picturesque description of the old manors and mansions of his country entitled Les Châteaux de France (2 vols, 1844), originally published (1836) as Les Tourelles, which has some archaeological value, and a biographical essay on Balzac (Balzac chez lui, 1862).

References

Further reading P Audebrand, Léon Gozlan (1887). Martha Katherine Loder, "The Life and Novels of Léon Gozlan: A Representative of Literary Cross Currents in the Generation of Balzac" (1943).

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