Erckmann-Chatrian

Erckmann-Chatrian was the joint name of the French authors Émile Erckmann (1822 to 1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826 to 1890). Erckmann wrote most of the tales while Chatrian, a railway clerk, shaped and promoted them. They worked together for nearly forty years on novels, plays and ghost stories drawn from the folklore of their native Lorraine and Alsace, including The Mysterious Sketch. Their partnership ended in a bitter quarrel in 1889.