Erckmann-Chatrian

(sha ˙ t-ri-än ˙ ), the joint name of two French-Alsatian writers of fiction. Émile Erckmann, born at Pfalzburg 1822, studied law at Paris, and died in 1899. Alexandre Chatrian, born near Pfalzburg in 1826, died in 1890, was for some time teacher in the Pfalzburg College. They formed a literary partnership in 1847, but it was not till the appearance of L'Illustre Docteur Mathéus in 1859 that succe attended them. Among their most popular books are: L'Ami Fritz , Madame Thérèse , His to ire d'un Conscrit de 1813 , L'His to ire d'un Paysan , and Waterloo , most of which have been translated into English. Their drama Le Juif Pol on a is was made famous by Sir Henry Irving under the name of The Bells .