Robert Charles Henri Le Roux (1860–1925), known by the pen name Hugues Le Roux, was a
French
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writer and
journalist who wrote primarily about the
French colonies and travel.
Early life
He was the son of Charles Clovis Le Roux and Henriette Gourgaud. Robert was a
journalist for "La ''Revue Politique et Littéraire,"'' "
Le ''Temps'''',"'' "
Le ''Figaro'''',"'' "
Le ''Journal'''',"'' and "
Le ''Matin''''."'' In addition, Robert Charles wrote books and novels.
On 11 January 1920, he became a
senator
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until his death on 14 November 1925. Earlier in his career, he was the private secretary of
Alphonse Daudet. He had written for Daudet, "''La belle Nivernaise''" and "''Tartarin sur les Alpes''"
Work
* ''L'Attentat Sloughine'', J. Lévy, Paris, 1885
* ''Médéric et Lisée'', J. Lévy, Paris, 1887
* ''Le Frère lai'', 1888
*
Chez les filles', Victor Havard, 1888
* ''L'Enfer parisien'', Victor-Havard, Paris, 1888
* ''Notre patron
Alphonse Daudet'', 1888
*
Les jeux du cirque et la vie foraine', illustrations de Jules Garnier, Plon, 1889
* ''Le Chemin du crime'', Paris, Harvard, 1889, 265 p.
* ''Les Larrons'', G. Charpentier, Paris, 1890
* ''Les Fleurs à Paris'', Quantin, Paris, 1890
* ''Au
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'', Mar pon & Flammarion, 1891
* ''Portraits de cire'', Paris, Lecene, oudin, 3e éd.,1891, 446 p. Souvenirs de Maupassant
*
Tout pour l'honneur', C. Lévy, Paris, 1892
* ''Marins et soldats'', C. Lévy, Paris, 1892
* ''Les mondains'', Calmann Levy, 1893, 331 p.
* ''Gladys'' Paris, Calmann Lévy, 5e édition, 1894, 325 p.
* ''Je deviens colon. mœurs algériennes'', 3e édition, Calmann-levy, 1895
* ''Notes sur la
Norvège'', C. Lévy, Paris, 1895
* "Le Festéjadou" recits du sud - calmann levy editeur 1895
* ''Ô mon passé...Mémoires d’un enfant'', Calman Lévy, 1896
* ''Le maître de l’heure'', Calmann-levy, 1897
* ''Les Amants byzantins'', Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1897
*
Nos filles. Qu’en ferons-nous?' , Calmann Lévy, 1898.* ''Nos fils - Que feront-ils?'' 1899
* ''Gens de poudre'', 1899
* ''L’attentat Sloughine, mœurs terroristes années 1890 à 1920'', Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1900
* ''Le Bilan du divorce'', 1900
*
Ménélik et nous', Paris, Librairie Nilsson, 1901,446 pp.
* ''Voyage au Ouallaga. Itinéraire d’Addis-Ababa au Nil bleu'' (avec une carte hors texte), dans le bulletin de la société de géographie, Masson, 1901
*
Prisonniers marocains l’épopée d’Afrique'', Calmann-levy, 1903
*
Chasses et gens d’Abyssinie', Calmann-levy , 1903
* ''Le
Wyoming'', 1904
* ''Ô mon passé'', illustrations De J. Jamet. Paris, Ideal-Bibliothèque
Pierre Lafitte Et Cie, 1910, 113 p.
* ''Au champ d’honneur'', Plon, 1916
* ''Niger et Tchad, Mission Hugues Le Roux'', Ministère des Affaires étrangères, 1918
* ''Te souviens-tu ?'', Plon 1920
Theatre
* ''L'Instantané'', vaudeville avec
Gaston Arman de Caillavet
Gaston Arman de Caillavet (13 March 1869 – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright.
Early life
Gaston Arman de Caillavet was born on 13 March 1869. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann. His maternal grandfa ...
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Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, octobre 1901
References
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*''Côte d'Ivoire'' : mission Hugues Le Roux, 1918 disponible sur ''Gallica''
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1860 births
1925 deaths
French journalists
French male non-fiction writers
French senators of the Third Republic