Alfred de Musset was a 19th century French poet, playwright and novelist. His love affair with "George Sand" (nom de plume of Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin), which lasted from 1833 to 1835, is told from his point of view in his autobiographical novel, La Confession d'un Enfant du Siècle, and from her point of view in her Elle et lui. He was also a friend of Victor Hugo, recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century and as the greatest French poet.