Gabriel Ferry


Gabriel Ferry is the nom de plume of two French writers, father and son.

Gabriel Ferry the Elder

The elder, Eugène Louis Gabriel Ferry de Bellemare, wrote adventure novels. He spent 10 years in Mexico. He died in the age of 41 on his way to California, when the ship Amazon sunk in the Bay of Biscay after a fire caused by lightning. His most famous novel Le Coureur de Bois was 1879 revised for young readers under the title Der Waldläufer by the German writer Karl May.

Writings

Some of these works may actually be by Ferry the Younger:
The younger was at first connected with a bank, but soon followed in his father's footsteps and devoted himself to literature.

Writings

The younger Ferry wrote a number of plays, Réginah, being one of the best. His miscellaneous prose includes Les dernières années d'Alexandre Dumas ; Les patriotes de 1816 ; Les deux maris de Marthe ; Balzac et ses amies ; Cap de fer ; Les exploits de César ; Les exploits de Martin ; Les prouesses de Martin Robert and others.