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Alfred de Musset (11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857)

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century, autobiographical) from 1836.

Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris.

His family was upper-class, but he was poor and his father worked in various key government positions, but never gave his son any money and it was under his direction in 1821, that a complete edition of Rousseau's work was published).

His mother was similarly accomplished, and her role as a society hostess, - for example her drawing-room parties, luncheons, and dinners, held in the Musset residence - left a lasting impression on young Alfred.

Early indications of Musset's boyhood talents were seen by his fondness for acting impromptu mini-plays based upon episodes from old romance stories he had read.

Years later, elder brother Paul de Musset would pre