Georges Lecomte (9 July 1867 – 27 August 1958) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote literary, historical and artistic studies. Lecomte was born in

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as M� ...

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. In 1924 he was elected to the

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, of which he became perpetual secretary in 1946. He was also director of the

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. He died in Paris.

Works

Plays

*''La Meule'', 4 acts, Paris, Théâtre-Libre, 26 February 1891 *''Mirages'', 5 acts, Paris, Théâtre-Libre, 6 March 1893

Novels

*''Les Valets'', contemporary novel (1898) *''La Suzeraine'' (1898) *''La Maison en fleurs'' (1900) *''Les Cartons verts'', contemporary novel (1901) *''Le Veau d'or'' (1903) *''Les Hannetons de Paris'' (1905) *''L'Espoir'' (1908) *''Bouffonneries dans la tempête'' (1921) *''La Lumière retrouvée'' (1923) *''Le Mort saisit le vif'' (1925) *''Le Jeune Maître'' (1929) *''Les Forces d'amour'' (1931) *''Je n'ai menti qu'à moi-même'' (1932) *''La Rançon'' (1941) *''Servitude amoureuse'' (1949) *''Le Goinfre vaniteux'', comic=satirical novel (1951)

Other

*''L'Art impressioniste d'après la collection privée de M. Durand-Ruel'' (1892) *''Espagne'' (1896) *''Les Allemands chez eux'' (1910) *''Les Lettres au service de la patrie'' (1917) *''Pour celles qui pleurent, pour ceux qui souffrent'' (1917) *''Clemenceau'' (1918) *''Au chant de la Marseillaise. Danton et Robespierre. L'Ouragan de la Marseillaise. Marceau et Kléber'' (1919) *''Louis Charlot'' (1925) *''La Vie amoureuse de Danton'' (1927) *''La Vie héroïque et glorieuse de Carpeaux'' (1928) *''Les Prouesses du Bailli de Suffren'' (1929) *''Le Gouvernement de M. Thiers'' (1930) *''Thiers'' (1933) *''Steinlen. Chats et autres Bêtes. Dessins inédits. Texte de Georges Lecomte'' (1933) *''Gloire de l'Île-de-France'' (1934) *''Ma traversée'' (1949)

References

External links

Georges Lecomte obituary - Montreal Gazette
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