Historian and journalist Jacques Bainville, 1879-1936, was born at Vincennes near Paris. He became one of the editors of Action Française, a journal for a right-wing monarchist political movement by the same name. Though well-known for his criticism of the Treaty of Versailles and his open stance against Alfred Dreyfus, Bainville was also involved in several literary and political projects throughout his career. In 1920 he joined the management of La Revue Universelle and wrote a political column for the newspaper. Bainville produced numerous written works over his career. This collection highlights Jaco et Lori (1927) and La Tasse de Saxe (1929). In 1935 he became the director of the Académie Française. Bainville died in 1936.