Serge Panine, Volume 4 (Esprios Classics)

Georges Ohnet (1848, in Paris - 1918) was a French novelist and man of letters. After the Franco-Prussian War he became editor of the Pays and the Constitutionnel in succession. He then began a series of novels, Les Batailles de la vie, of a simple and idealistic character, which were very popular. The series included Serge Panine (1881) which was crowned by the Academy; Le Maître de Forges (1882), La Grande Marnière (1885), Volonté (1888), Dernier Amour (1891). Many of his novels have been dramatized with great success, Le Maître de forges, produced at the Gymnase in 1883, holding the stage for a whole year. His later publications include Le Crépuscule (1902), Le Marchand de Poison (1903), La Conquérante (1905), La Dixième Muse (1906).