Charles Canivet

Charles-Alfred Canivet (Valognes, 10 February 1839 – Valognes, 1911) was an 19th-century French poet, journalist, novelist, and storyteller.

A secretary by Amédée Thierry, he wrote a daily column for the Soleil under the pseudonym "Jean de Nivelle". After trying the theater, he left numerous literary works in the form of stories, novels and poems.

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