Educated at Bar-le-Duc and in Paris, where he studied law, Theuriet entered the civil service, rising to the rank of chef de bureau by the time of his retirement in 1886. He began contributing poetry to various periodicals during the late 1850's and early 1860's and in 1867, published his first poetic collection, Chemin des Bois. In 1870, he published Nouvelles Intimes which was very popular and his 1873 novel, Le Bleu et le Noir, was praised by the French Academy. He received the Prix Vitet from the Academy in 1890 and in 1896, was elected to the Academy. In addition to Theuriet's many wonderfully descriptive novels, he also produced a number of popular plays. His other works include Mademoiselle Gurgon (1874), The Marriage of Gerard (1875), Raymonde (1877), Les Nids (1879), Sauvageonne (1880), Le Enchantements de la Foret (1881), Madame Heurteloup (1882), Tristan's Journal (1885), Helene (1886), Josette (1888), Fleur de Nice (1896), Claudette (1900) and Le Manuscrit du Chanoine (1902).
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