Feydeau, ERNEST

Feydeau, ERNEST, a French novelist, born in 1821, whose stories depict the worst features of society in the time of the Empire. Despite the morbid tone and low morality of his works, he had unquestionable talents, and produced one novel, Sylvie, of much more than ordinary power. Among his other works are Fanny Souna, Le Roman d'une Jeune Mariée, Amours Tragiques, Cathérine Overmeire, Le Secret du Bonheur. Feydeau died in 1873.