b. 20 December 1850. d. 2 February 1920. Nationality: French. VIAF.
Poet, composer, and singer. Collaborated on the opera *Esmerelda* (1883), based on
Victor Hugo’s *Notre Dame de Paris*. Friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Author of *Passionate
Dowsabella, a Pastoral* (1872). Published decadent poetry in *The Yellow Book* during
the 1890s. Biographical Information: *DLB*. (DD)