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Charles Nodier Quotes

1780–1844 France

Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (29 April 1780 – 27 January 1844) was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, and vampire tales. His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval.

France
Non-fiction authors
Novelists
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Short story writers

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Translated by ChatGPT (11 August 2026): "After the pleasure of owning books, there are few things more delightful than talking about them and sharing with the public those innocent treasures of the mind acquired through the cultivation of literature."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Nodier (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.