Charles Monselet
Charles Monselet
Portrait by Gaston Vuillier.
Charles Monselet
as a gastronome, after
André Gill.
Autograph
in the poem Amelia.
Charles Monselet (30 April 1825, Nantes - 19 May 1888, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries. He specialised in comedic and romantic novels and his total output was around 40 volumes.
References
- Kilien Stengel. Anthologie des Poètes de la bonne chère, ed.Table Ronde (groupe Gallimard), 2007.