Robert Milton (Albert de Saint-Albin)
Also known as: Robert Milton, Milton, Saint-Albin, Albert de Saint-Albin
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«Robert Milton» was the pen name of Albert de Saint-Albin (1843-1901), a French turf journalist who wrote race reports and sporting chronicles, later in Le Figaro, and published Les courses de chevaux en France (Hachette, 1890) as "A. de Saint-Albin (Robert Milton)" (Wikipedia, "Albert de Saint-Albin"; Gallica, BnF). Kernberger (2013, glossary): "Milton, Robert: sports reporter".Relevance to Marie
His report on the Nice races in Le Sport, read by Marie on 27 January 1877, described «deux petites dames appartenant au monde très aimable» in a white pony carriage, «un vrai chou à la crème» (068.0842): an insinuation that Marie and Dina were demi-mondaines. The family consulted their lawyer Malausséna and approached M. de Villemessant (068.0847-0509, 068.0858). Milton's next report (068.0895) half-retracted: the young ladies belonged «au meilleur monde russe», but the equipage remained «un parfait à la vanille». Marie suspects he was put up to it (068.0845).References in Diary
- 1877-01-27, 1877-01-30 (carnet 068)