Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras

Courtilz de Sandras (1644, Montargis - May 8th 1712, Paris). Engaged in the company of the Musketeer S, it leaves the army at the end of 18 years to become polygraph and to live of its feather. Fertile and imprudent author, it is imprisoned several times at the Bastille.

Biography

Captain with the Champagne regiment, it leaves the service in 1688, goes in Holland to make there print works, which for the majority are only historical novel or Pamphlet S. It returns to France in 1702, is locked up with the Bastille for scandalous publications and there remains 9 years.

Writing

Life of D' Artagnan which it could know rather well, because it was locked up with the Bastille whereas Besmaux, ex-companion of Artagnan, was Gouverneur, Courtliz drew an account where truth mixes with the forgery: they are the Mémoires of Mr. d' Artagnan , published in 1700 (either 27 years after the death of the Gascon hero ), of which is in its turn inspired to Alexandre Dumas for the Three Musketeers and for Twenty Years after .

On several occasions besides, Courtilz wrote with the first anybody the memories others, those of the marquis de Montbrun or Mr. de Rochefort. One disparaged much his style, which however appears sharp and Picaresque.

Editions

Among his many writings, one note:

Internal bonds

Partial source

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