Éva Circé-Côté

Éva Circé-Côté
Born
Éva Circé

(1871-01-31)January 31, 1871
Died1949
Other namesColombine, Musette, Jean Nay, Fantasio, Arthur Maheu, Julien Saint-Michel, Paul S. Bédard
OccupationJournalist

Éva Circé-Côté (1871–1949), born Éva Circé in Montreal, was a journalist, a poet, and a librarian who established Montreal's first public library in 1903. She wrote under several pseudonyms during her lifetime, including Colombine, Musette, Jean Nay, Fantasio, Arthur Maheu, Julien Saint-Michel, and Paul S. Bédard.

Works

Plays

  • 1903 : Hindelang et DeLorimier (historical drama in five Acts)
  • 1904 : Le Fumeur endiablé (One-act play)
  • 1921 : Maisonneuve (historical drama in four Acts)
  • 1922 : L'Anglomanie (3-act play, awarded the prix de l'Action française)

Poetry

  • 1903: Bleu, Blanc, Rouge. Poésie, paysages, causeries. (Collection of poems and essays, under the pseudonym Colombine), Déom Frères éditeurs, Montréal, 1903

Essays

  • 1924: Papineau, son influence sur la pensée canadienne; essai de psychologie historique, Ève Circé-Côté (editor), R.A. Regnault & cie imprimeurs, Montréal, 1924. Republished: Lux, Montréal, 2002, 266 pages ISBN 978-2-922494-54-9.

Articles available on-line

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