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Claire Julie de Nanteuil

French writer

Mrs. P. de Nanteuil
Mrs. de Nanteuil

OccupationWriterLanguageFrenchNationalityFrenchGenreChildren's novelsNotable works

Capitaine
L'épave mysterious

Notable awardsMontyon PrizeSpouseGeorges Émile de Nanteuil de la Norville

Claire Julie de Nanteuil (née, Pascalis; pen names, Mrs. P. de Nanteuil and Mrs. de Nanteuil; 27 October 1834 – 17 June 1897) was a 19th-century French writer. She was a two time recipient of the Montyon Prize. Nanteuil died in 1897

Biography

Claire Julie Pascalis was born in Paris on 27 October 1834 (or 1829).^[1]^[a] She was the daughter of Caroline Éléonore de La Porte des Coupres and Jacques-Joseph Pascalis, politician, deputy of the Var from 1837 to 1848. She married Georges Émile de Nanteuil de la Norville, adviser to the Court of Auditors.^[3]

Using the names "Mrs. P. de Nanteuil" or "Mrs. de Nanteuil", she was the author of novels for young people.^[2] They were illustrated with engravings by Alfred Paris and Felician von Myrbach-Rheinfeld, and published by Hachette. Her works include: Capitaine, 1888; L'Épave mystérieuse, 1891; Trois demandes en mariage, 1891; En esclavage, 1891; Une poursuite, 1892 ; Le Secret de la grève, 1893; Alexandre Vorzof, 1894; L'héritier des Vaubert, 1895; and Monnaie de singe, 1898. Nanteuil won the Montyon Prize twice from the Académie Française: in 1888 for Capitaine and in 1890 for L'épave mysterious.^[4]

Claire Julie de Nanteuil died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on 17 June 1897 (or 1902).^[5]

Selected works

Capitaine, 1888 (Text via Gallica)
L'Épave mystérieuse, 1891 (Text via Gallica)
Trois demandes en mariage, 1891
En esclavage, 1891
Une poursuite, 1892 (Text via Gallica)
Le Secret de la grève, 1893
Alexandre Vorzof, 1894
L'héritier des Vaubert, 1895 (Text via Gallica)
Monnaie de singe, 1898 (Text via Gallica)

Notes

^ According to Massa-Gille (1979), Claire-Julie Pascalis de Nanteuil was born in 1829 and died in 1902.^[2]

References

^ Departmental archives of Yvelines, marriage certificate n°84 drawn up in Bougival on 05/09/1853, views 199 and 200. (in French)
^ ^a ^b Massa-Gille, Geneviève (1979). Journal d'Hippolyte Fortoul: Ministre de l'instruction publique et des cultes (1811-1856), Tome 1, 1er Janvier - 30 Juin 1855 (in French). Librairie Droz. p. 80. ISBN 978-2-600-03976-5. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "NANTEUIL de la NORVILLE Marie Georges Emile POISALOLLE de". www.ccomptes.fr (in French). Cour des comptes. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Claire-Julie PASCALIS de NANTEUIL". www.academie-francaise.fr (in French). Académie française. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ Archives of Paris, death certificate n°934 drawn up on 06/18/1897, view 31. (in French)