GROUSSET, PASCHAL ( 1844— ). A French politician and author, born at Corte in Corsica. He studied medicine in Paris, but im mediately took up journalism, wrote scientific articles for L'Etendard and Figaro under the name `Docteur Blasius,' and began to write fiction under the pseudonym 'Leopold Virey.' He joined Henri de Rochefort in the management of La Marseillaise in 1869. and in January, 1870, quar reled with Prince Pierre Bonaparte and sent two seconds to answer his challenge. One of these, Victor Noir, was killed by the Prince. This deepened Grousset's opposition to the Empire, and he attacked it bitterly in La Marseillaise, and was condemned to heavy fines and repeated imprisonments. He took part in the insurrection of March, 1871, was elected a member of the Com mune, and took charge of foreign affairs; but on his attempt to leave Paris in June was arrested and deported to New Caledonia. He escaped with Rochefort and others (1874), went to England, acted as London correspondent of Le Temps, under the name 'Philippe Daryl,' and returned to Paris in 1881. Defeated in the elections of that
year, lie was chosen Deputy in 1893 and reelected in 1808. His works include: The political sketches, Le bilan de Vann& 1868 (1869), La conspiration du general Malet (1869), and Les origines d'une dynastic, Le coup d'etat de Bru maire an VIII. (1869), as well as the autobiogra phic Les condanynes politiques en Nouvelle eale donie (with Jourde, 1876) ; notes of travel and life abroad, La vie partout (1884-88) ; Scenes de la vie de college dans tous les pays (1881-91) ; translations of Stevenson's Treasure Island and of Mayne Reid's novels; and L'heritier de Robinson (1884) ; L'epave du Cynthia (with Jules Verne, 1885) ; L'e capitaine Trafalgar (1886) ; Le secret du Mage (1890) ; and Atlantis (1896). `Tiburce Moray' is another of Grousset's pseudonyms.