Henri Ardel Explained

Henri Ardel (pseudonym of Berthe Abraham; 1863–1938) was a French writer. She was a recipient of the and of the Ordre des Palmes académiques.

Biography

Berthe Marie Victorine Palmyre Abraham was born in Amiens on 6 June 1863. Her parents, Lucie Mathilde Pillier and Alphonse Abraham. She lived in Enghien, then Paris. His sister, Marie-Louise, born May 10, 1877, married Georges Le Cordier; a writer herself, she took the pseudonym "Colette Henri-Ardel" after Berthe's death. Bertha was a teacher in a class for young girls. She made her literary debut by sending a short story to who encouraged her. One of the many female writers who took a male pseudonym,^[1] she was author of "sentimental novels for ladies" published by Plon, in the Stella collection or in the Nelson collection.^[2] These novels were very successful:—^[3]

During the last ten years of her life, Ardel was involved in a charity to help poor children and to catechize them.^[4]

She died on 6 January 1938,^[5] and is buried in the Montreuil cemetery in Versailles.

Awards and honours

She was a recipient of the Prix Botta for Cœur de sceptique in 1894,^[6] and of the Ordre des Palmes académiques in 1904.

Selected works

• Près du bonheur, New York, W. R. Jenkins, collection "Contes choisis", no. 18, 1893, with English notes by Eugène Rigal (text, via Hathitrust)
• Cœur de sceptique (1894), Prix Botta
• L'Été de Guillemette, Plon, 1908 (text, via Internet Archive)
• Colette Bryce au Maroc, Plon, 1937
• Les Vacances de la famille Bryce, Plon, 1928
• Le Feu sous la cendre, Nelson, 1928, illustrations by Georges Dutriac
• Un conte bleu (1922)
• L'Appel souverain (1923)
• La nuit tombe (1928)
• Le Feu sous la cendre (1928)
• Seule, Nelson, 1929, illustrations by Georges Dutriac
• La petite Moune followed by Le Masque (novel), A. Fayard et Cie, Collection "Jeunes femmes & jeunes filles" no. 17 (1930)
• Le Mal d'aimer (1933)
• La Faute d'autrui (1933)
• L'Absence, Plon, 1933
• Ainsi souffla le vent (1934)
• L'Heure décisive, Plon, 1901 (text, via Internet Archive)
• Mon cousin Guy, Plon, 1896 ; English translation: Little Arlette or my cousin Guy by Francis Furey, Kilner, 1899 (text, via Internet Archive)
• René Orlis
• Rêve blanc, Plon, collection of La Liseuse no. 102, 1929
• Le Rêve de Suzy
• Tout arrive (PDF text, via memoire.arald.org)
• L'Autre Miracle
• Il était une adroite princesse
• Les Deux Visages de l'amour
• Le Chemin qui descend (1916)
• Il faut marier Jean (1925)
• L'Étreinte du passé (1918)
• Les Âmes closes
• Ève et le Serpent, Plon, 1930

Notes and References

1. Book: Aubray . Gabriel . Le Mois littéraire et pittoresque . 1 January 1902 . gallica.bnf.fr . 15 August 2024 . fr.
2. "Collection Nelson - Henri Ardel", via collectionnelson.fr
3. Les Livres la Vie . Les Dimanches de la femme : supplément de la "Mode du jour" . Gallica . 9 April 1933 . 12 . 15 August 2024 . fr.
4. News: LE PATRIOTE DE L'OUEST . Bonne presse . Internet Archive . 15 August 2024 . fr . 2 February 1938.
5. News: La Croix . 15 August 2024 . Groupe Bayard . Gallica . 11 January 1938 . fr.
6. Web site: Henri ARDEL . www.academie-francaise.fr . Académie française . 15 August 2024 . fr.