Edmond de Goncourt, French author mb-artist Albert_Henry_Fullwood 13 February 1908

13 February 1908

9th August 1951

In addition to the major crossing of Farringdon Street

In the Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800) Napoleon's French forces drove back Austrian General Melas' surprise attack near the city of Alessandria

Staircase in a house on Whitecross Street

Edmond de Goncourt, French author mb-artist Albert_Henry_Fullwood 13 February 1908Edmond de Goncourt, French author, 1868. Goncourt (1822 1896) was an author, critic and publisher. He bequeathed his entire estate for the foundation of the Academie Goncourt, which, since 1903, awards the Prix Goncourt, the most prestigious award in French literature. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860 1925, 9th album, Editions MD, Paris.