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- Jean François Paschal Grousset (7 April 1844 in Corte - 9 April 1909 in Paris) was a French politician, journalist, translator and science fiction writer. Grousset published under the pseudonyms of André Laurie, Philippe Daryl, Tiburce Moray and Léopold Virey. Grousset was born in Corte, Corsica, and studied medicine before commencing a journalistic career. In 1869 he began working for the weekly newspaper La Marseillaise, writing pro-revolutionary articles. As a result of an attempt by Grousset to challenge Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte to a duel during 1870, Grousset's second, Victor Noir, was shot and killed by Bonaparte during a quarrel. Later the same year Grousset was sentenced to six months imprisonment. He was elected a member of the Paris Commune, becoming a member of its Executive Committee and Delegate for External Affairs. After the fall of the Commune, he was arrested and, in 1872, he was deported to New Caledonia. He escaped, and lived in Sydney, San Francisco, New York and London, making a living by teaching French. He returned to France after the 1880 amnesty, becoming involoved in literature and physical culture, but eventually returning to politics and, in 1893, becoming a Socialist Deputy for the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Like Jules Verne, he was another discovery of publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel. He "collaborated" with Verne on Les Cinq Cent Millions de la Begum (1879), L'Étoile du Sud (1884) and L'Épave du Cynthia (1885). Some scholars believe that these works were based on manuscripts written by Grousset and rewritten by Verne at Hetzel's request. One of Grousset's most interesting science fiction novels was Les Exilés de la Terre — Selene-Company Limited (1887), probably one of the most fanciful cosmic tales of all times. In it, a consortium which intends to exploit the Moon’s mineral resources decides that, since our satellite is too far to be reached, it must be brought closer to the Earth. A Sudanese mountain composed of pure iron ore becomes the headquarters of the newly-established Selene Company. Solar reflectors are used to provide the energy required to convert the mountain into a huge electro-magnet, with miles of cables wrapped around it. A spaceship-cum-observatory is then built on top of the mountain. When the experiment begins, the mountain is ripped away from the Earth and catapulted to the Moon. There, the protagonists have various adventures and eventually return to Earth by re-energizing the mountain. Other notable works by Grousset published under the Laurie pseudonym include De New York à Brest en Sept Heures [New York to Brest In Seven Hours] (1888), which predicted a transatlantic tunnel; Le Secret du Mage [The Secret Of The Magician] (1890), in which evidence of an advanced prehistoric is discovered; Le Rubis du Grand Lama [The Ruby Of The Great Lama] (1894), which features a steam-powered flying island; Atlantis (1895), which describes how the mythical kingdom has survived under a glass dome at the bottom of the sea near the Azores; Le Maître de l'Abîme [The Master Of The Abyss] (1905), which features a revolutionary submarine, and finally Spiridon le Muet [Spiridon The Mute] (1907), a remarkable novel about a human-sized, intelligent ant. The character of Spiridon, depicted as a non-human alien, gifted with great knowledge, an insatiable scientific curiosity but no human feelings or emotions, the victim of mankind’s petty jealousies and racial fears, is a striking departure from the Vernian influence that permeated the rest of Laurie’s works.
- André Laurie (vlastním jménem Jean François Paschal Grousset), byl francouzský spisovatel poměrně úspěšných dobrodružných románů. Nedokončil studia medicíny a stal se novinářem, nejprve spolupracovníkem časopisu Le Figaro a později redaktorem pokrokového časopisu Marseillaise. Kromě uměleckých zájmů měl také politické ambice. Byl aktivním účastníkem Pařížské komuny, ve které dokonce zastával funkci předsedy komise pro zahraniční věci, za což byl roku 1872 odsouzen k deportaci na galeje na Nové Kaledonii. Roku 1874 se mu ale podařilo uprchnout. Přes Austrálii a Ameriku se dostal do Evropy a žil po dlouhá léta v Anglii, kde přijal jako spisovatel pseudonym Philippe Daryl. Teprve amnestie v roce 1881 mu otevřela opět cestu do Francie, kde byl roku 1893 zvolen poslancem za Socialistickou stranu. Ve své literární činnosti se André Laurie jeví jako výrazný epigon Julese Verna, se kterým rovněž na některých dílech spolupracoval. Verne byl například z komerčních důvodů vydáván za spoluautora Laurieho románu Trosečník z Cynthie a základem dvou dalších Vernových knih jsou původní Laurieho rukopisy.
- Jean-François Paschal Grousset (né le 7 avril 1844 à Corte - décédé le 9 avril 1909 à Paris), connu également sous les pseudonymes d'André Laurie, Philippe Daryl, Léopold Virey... est un journaliste, homme politique et écrivain français. Il a eu une vie très mouvementée et une formation variée. Il participe activement à la Commune de Paris, avant de devenir député de la Troisième République.
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- Jean François Paschal Grousset (7 April 1844 in Corte - 9 April 1909 in Paris) was a French politician, journalist, translator and science fiction writer. Grousset published under the pseudonyms of André Laurie, Philippe Daryl, Tiburce Moray and Léopold Virey. Grousset was born in Corte, Corsica, and studied medicine before commencing a journalistic career. In 1869 he began working for the weekly newspaper La Marseillaise, writing pro-revolutionary articles.
- André Laurie (vlastním jménem Jean François Paschal Grousset), byl francouzský spisovatel poměrně úspěšných dobrodružných románů. Nedokončil studia medicíny a stal se novinářem, nejprve spolupracovníkem časopisu Le Figaro a později redaktorem pokrokového časopisu Marseillaise. Kromě uměleckých zájmů měl také politické ambice.
- Jean-François Paschal Grousset (né le 7 avril 1844 à Corte - décédé le 9 avril 1909 à Paris), connu également sous les pseudonymes d'André Laurie, Philippe Daryl, Léopold Virey... est un journaliste, homme politique et écrivain français. Il a eu une vie très mouvementée et une formation variée. Il participe activement à la Commune de Paris, avant de devenir député de la Troisième République.
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