Georges d'Esparbès (24 March 1863 - 25 June 1944) was a French

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

. Three film versions were made of his work ''Les demi-soldes'', set during the

Napoleonic era The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislative ...

.Klossner p.13-14

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Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002.

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* 1863 births 1944 deaths People from Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne French male novelists Writers from Occitania (administrative region) {{France-novelist-19thC-stub