Erckmann-Chatrian
[erk-man-sha-tree-ahn]
- joint pen name of É·mile Erckmann [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/, 1822–99, and A·le·xan·dre Chatrian [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/, 1826–90, collaborating French novelists and dramatists.
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It is possible that some readers may say, "Where are Erckmann-Chatrian?"
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2George Saintsbury
But Erckmann-Chatrian took it from a much later story-teller.
Theodore Watts-DuntonJames Douglas
Erckmann-Chatrian (sha˙t-ri-n˙), the joint name of two French-Alsatian writers of fiction.
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
As we bowled along in pursuit the scene reminded me of descriptions in the novels of Sienkiewicz or Erckmann-Chatrian.
War in the Garden of EdenKermit Roosevelt
Erckmann-Chatrian's books had been an introduction to the lovely region; and several of them were our companions there.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3)George Eliot