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Maurice François Alfred Martin

1863 - 1926

Born 12 octobre 1863 in Boulogne sur Seine, he used the alias Martin van Maele (which also could be written as van Maële) and A van Troizem. He illustrated for Authors such as Charles Carrington and Jean Fort.

He made his debute with Les premiers Hommes dans la Lune and was to believed one of the great illustrators in his time. He illustrated for d'aventures de Sherlock Holmes and in 1901 he started to work together with Charles Carrington also he worked with Jean Fort.

Books to buy

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La Comtesse au Fouet Orignal published as L'Homme chien in 1906 with editor R Dorn and illustrations from Ferzay Publisher Jean Fort Published in 1908
Etude sur la Flagellation du monde (also published as Le Fouet à Londres) Author Charles Carrington Published in 1899
Lenchen im Zuchthause also known as Nell in Bridewell and translated in French as La Flagellation des femmes en Allemagne First published in 1840 The English translation in 1900 German edition in 1901 translated by Jean de Villiot and published by Charles Carrington
La Comtesse au Fouet Belle et Terrible Author Pierre de Jusange Publisher Héliot presse Published in 1906