Ferdinand Fabre

Ferdinand Simon Fabre (9 June 1827 – 11 February 1898) was a French novelist[1][2][3] whose novels depict the life of the peasants and clergy of his native region, the upper valley of the river Orb, in the département of Hérault.

Ferdinand Fabre was born in Bédarieux in the upper valley of the Orb, in the department of Hérault, the setting for his novels.

He was brought up by his uncle, the Abbé Fulcran Fabre, at Camplong, and he gave an account of his childhood and early youth in Ma Vocation.

In 1853 he published a volume of verses, Feuilles de lierre, but after a breakdown in health he returned to his old home at Bédarieux.

[5] He eventually left his civil service position and devoted himself entirely to literary work, moving to Paris where his social circle included many writers and artists.