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Fortuné du Boisgobey
OccupationNovelist
NationalityFrench
GenreCrime fiction, Detective fiction, Historical fiction, Sensation novel
Notable worksThe Convict Colonel, The Chevalier Casse-Cou, The Old Age of Monsieur Lecoq, An Omnibus Mystery,The Severed Head

Fortuné Hippolyte Auguste Castille (September 11, 1821 – February 26, 1891), under the nom de plume Fortuné du Boisgobey, was a French novelist.

Life

Fortuné du Boisgobey was born at Granville (Manche), and graduated from the Lycée Saint-Louis. [1] He served as paymaster to the Army of Africa through several campaigns in Algeria from 1844 to 1848. His parents were wealthy, yet at forty or upwards, he took to writing. [1]

In 1843, using the name Fortuné Abraham-Dubois, he made his literary debut in the Journal d'Avranches with a series entitled Lettres de Sicile recounting a voyage he had taken the year before. [2] His first successful novel, Les Deux comédiens appeared in 1868, under the du Boisgobey pen name in the Petit Journal. [3] The story was popular, and M. Paul Dalloz of the Petit Moniteur signed a contract with the author for seven years at 12,000ƒ a year. [1] His reputation was increased by the publication of Une Affaire mystérieuse and Le Forçat colonel, both published there in 1869. [3] In 1877, Figaro engaged him for a series of novels, which increased the success of that paper. [1] He was prolific, with more than sixty works to his name, and became one of the most popular feuilleton writers. In 1885 and 1886 he was President of the Committee of the Société des gens de lettres. [3] Du Boisgobey died in 1891 after a long illness.

Work

First UK edition of A Railway Tragedy in wraps.

Du Boisgobey was the chief of the followers of Émile Gaboriau, with whom his name is generally associated. [3] He even wrote a sequel, La Vieillesse de M. Lecoq, using Gaboriau's character Monsieur Lecoq in 1877-78. [4] His novels deal with crime, the police, and Parisian life. They had a high circulation, and the greater part of them have been translated into English.

English translations exist for the following works.

  • Le Forçat colonel (1871) - The Convict Colonel
  • Le Chevalier Casse-Cou (1873) - The Chevalier Casse-Cou / The Red Camelia
    • Le Camélia rouge - The Red Camelia
    • La Chasse aux ancêtres - The Search for Ancestors
  • Le Vrai Masque de fer (1873) - The Iron Mask
  • L’As de cœur (1875) - The Ace of Hearts
  • La Tresse blonde (1875) - The Golden Tress
  • Le Coup de pouce (1875) - The Thumb Stroke
  • Les Mystères du nouveau Paris (1876) - The Mysteries of New Paris
  • L'Enragé (1876) - Marie-Rose; or, The Mystery
  • Une Affaire mystérieuse (1878) - The Nameless Man
  • La Vieillesse de M. Lecoq (1878) - The Old Age of Lecoq, the Detective
    • Première partie - The Old Age of Monsieur Lecoq
    • Deuxième partie - The Nabob of Bahour
  • L'Épingle rose (1879) - The Coral Pin
    • Première partie - The Coral Pin
    • Deuxième partie - The Temple of Death
  • L'Héritage de Jean Tourniol (1879) - The Robbery of the Orphans; or, Jean Tourniol's Inheritance
  • Le Crime de l'Opéra (1879) - The Crime of the Opera House / The Opera-House Tragedy
  • La Main coupée (1880) - The Lost Casket / The Severed Hand
    • Première partie - The Countess Yalta; or, The Nihilist Spy
    • Deuxième partie - Doctor Villagos; or, The Nihilist Chief
  • Où est Zénobie? (1880) - Where's Zenobia? / Zénobie Capitaine
  • L'Affaire Matapan (1881) - The Matapan Affair / The Matapan Jewels
  • L'Équipage du diable (1881) - The Day of Reckoning / Satan's Coach
  • Le Crime de l'omnibus (1881) - An Omnibus Mystery / The Crime in the Omnibus
  • Le Pavé de Paris (1881) - A Mystery Still
  • Les Deux bonnets verts (1881) - Cécile's Fortune / Mérindol
  • Le Pignon maudit (1882) - A Fight For A Fortune / The Privateersman's Legacy
  • Le Bac (1882) - Who Died Last? or, The Rightful Heir / Was it a Murder? or, Who is the Heir? / The Ferry-Boat / Article 722; or, Roger's Inheritance
  • Les Suites d'un duel (1882) - The Results of a Duel / The Consequences of a Duel: A Parisian Romance
  • La Revanche de Fernande (1882) - Fernande's Choice
  • Le Cochon d'or (1882) - The Golden Pig; or, The Idol of Modern Paris
  • Bouche cousue (1883) - Sealed Lips
  • Le Collier d'acier (1883) - The Steel Necklace
  • Le Coup d'œil de M. Piédouche (1883) - The Detective's Eye / The Parisian Detective / Piedouche, a French Detective
  • Le Billet rouge (1884) - The Red Lottery Ticket / Lover or Blackmailer?
  • Le Mari de la diva (1884) - The Prima Donna's Husband
  • Le Secret de Berthe (1884) - Bertha's Secret
    • Première partie - Bertha's Secret
    • Deuxième partie - The Countess de Marcenac
  • Babiole (1884) - Pretty Babiole / Babiole, the Pretty Milliner
  • Margot la Balafrée (1884) - In the Serpent's Coils / The Vitriol Thrower
    • Première partie - The Sculptor's Daughter
    • Deuxième partie - The Count's Ring
  • La Voilette bleue (1885) - The Angel of the Chimes / The Angel of the Belfry / The Blue Veil; or, The Crime of the Tower
  • Le Cri du sang (1885) - The Cry of Blood
  • Le Pouce crochu (1885) - Thieving Fingers / Zig-Zag the Clown; or, The Steel Gauntlets
  • La Belle geôlière (1885) - The Jailor's Pretty Wife
  • La Bande rouge (1886) - The Red Band; or, The Siege and the Commune
    • Première partie - The Red Band
    • Deuxième partie - Scarlet Mystery / The Mystery of the Oak
  • Porte close (1886) - The Condemned Door; or, The Secret of Trigavou Castle / The Closed Door
  • Rubis sur l'ongle (1886) - Cash on Delivery: A Novel of Love and the Passion for Gaming
  • Cœur volant (1886) - Fickle Heart! a Novel of Love and Racing
  • Jean Coup-en-deux (1887) - Death or Dishonor
  • L'Héritage d'un forçat (1887) - The Felon's Bequest
  • L'Œil-de-chat (1888) - The Cat's-Eye Ring: A Secret of Paris Life
  • Grippe-Soleil (1887) - The Bride of a Day: a Story of Paris Life
  • Le Chalet des Pervenches (1888) - The Half-Sister's Secret
  • Mariage d'inclination (1888) - Married for Love
  • Décapitée! (1889) - The Severed Head; or, A Terrible Confession
  • Le plongeur: scènes de la vie sportive (1889) - The High Roller; or, Plunging and Honeyfugling on the Race-Track: A Sporting Romance
  • Fontenay Coup-d'Epée (1890) - Fontenay, the Swordsman
  • Un Cadet de Normandie au XVIIe siècle (1891) - An Ocean Knight; or, The Corsairs and their Conquerors

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Notes 1891.
  2. ^ Chevrier 1997.
  3. ^ a b c d Moon 1891.
  4. ^ Lai 2004.

References

  • "Notes". The Critic 15 (375): 131. 1891-03-07.
  • Chevrier, Thierry (1997). "Dossier: Fortuné du Boisgobey" (in French). Le Rocambole 1 (1): 23-74. 0765-0507.
  • Moon, George Washington (1891). Men and Women of the Time. London: George Routledge and Sons. pp. 278.
  • Lai, Rick (2004). "THE MONSIEUR LECOQ CHRONOLOGY". "THE MONSIEUR LECOQ CHRONOLOGY". Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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