Alfred Masson-Forestier (1852-1912) was a French writer, born at Le
Havre. He studied law and from 1884 to 1899 practiced his profession
at Rouen. After 1899 Masson-Fortier settled in Paris and devoted all
his time to literature, contributing to the Revue des Deux Mondes, Le
Temps, La Revue, etc. His stories, usually short and sober in content,
are reminiscent of Mérimée and Maupassant. He wrote:His dramas
were:The last years of his life were spent in a study of Racine and he
published in 1911 Autour d'un Racine ignoré.
Havre. He studied law and from 1884 to 1899 practiced his profession
at Rouen. After 1899 Masson-Fortier settled in Paris and devoted all
his time to literature, contributing to the Revue des Deux Mondes, Le
Temps, La Revue, etc. His stories, usually short and sober in content,
are reminiscent of Mérimée and Maupassant. He wrote:His dramas
were:The last years of his life were spent in a study of Racine and he
published in 1911 Autour d'un Racine ignoré.
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