Henry Céard
Henry Céard (19 November 1851 – 16 August 1924) was a French novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic. A writer in the school of naturalism, he was a close friend of Emile Zola before the Dreyfus affair caused them to drift apart. Céard was born in Bercy in a middle-class family.
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Henry Céard

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- 1851
- Died
- 1924
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Henry Céard lived from 18 November 1851 to 16 August 1924 and was a writer.
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Henry Céard was born on 18 November 1851 in Paris, France. Henry Céard died on 16 August 1924 in Paris, France.
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Born in 1851, died in 1924.

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- 1.CÉARD (Henry). Mémoire d'encres.
- 2.Burns, C. A. Henry Ceard (1851–1924): Two Unpublished Diaries of 1878. Nottingham French Studies. 14. 1. 11–19. 1975. 0029-4586.
- 3.Sachs, Murray. The Success and the Failure of Henry Céard. The Modern Language Review. 63. 3. 581–586. 1968. 0026-7937.
- 4.Burns, C. A. A Disciple of Gustave Flaubert. Some Unpublished Letters of Henry Céard. The Modern Language Review. 50. 2. 142–146. 1955. 0026-7937.
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