Feuillet
OCTAVE (fe-ya'), a French novelist; born in St. Lô, Aug. 11, 1821. "The Great Old Man" (1845) was his first story; but the "Romance of a Poor Young Man" (1858), which was dramatized, first made him famous .
Among his numerous other novels are: "The History of Sibylla" (1862), "Julia de Trécœur" (1872), "A Marriage in High Life" (1875); "Story of a Parisienne"; "La Morte" (1886). He was also a successful playwright. He was elected to the Academy in 1863. He died in Paris, Dec. 29, 1890.