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Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros (23 May 1812 – 12 May 1876) was a French writer born in Paris. He usually wrote with the name Alphonse Esquiros.
After some minor publications he produced ''L'évangile du peuple'' (1840), an exposition on the life and character of Jesus as a social reformer. This work was considered an offense against religion and decency, and Esquiros was fined and imprisoned. He was elected in 1850 as a
''Cornwall and its Coasts''
(1865). Among his numerous works on social subjects may be noted ''Histoire des Montagnards'' (2 vols., 1847); ''Paris, ou Les sciences, les institutions, et les moeurs au XIXe siecle'' (2 vols., 1847); and ''Histoire des martyrs de la liberté'' (1851).
Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros (23 May 1812 – 12 May 1876) was a French writer born in Paris. He usually wrote with the name Alphonse Esquiros.
After some minor publications he produced ''L'évangile du peuple'' (1840), an exposition on the life and character of Jesus as a social reformer. This work was considered an offense against religion and decency, and Esquiros was fined and imprisoned. He was elected in 1850 as a socialist
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to the Legislative Assembly, but was exiled in 1851 for his opposition to the Second French Empire
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.
Returning to France in 1869 he was again a member of the Legislative Assembly, and in 1876 was elected to the senate. He died at Versailles
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on 12 May 1876. He turned to account his residence in England in ''L'Angleterre et la vie anglaise'' (5 vols., 1859-1869), portions of which were also published in English, e.g''Cornwall and its Coasts''
(1865). Among his numerous works on social subjects may be noted ''Histoire des Montagnards'' (2 vols., 1847); ''Paris, ou Les sciences, les institutions, et les moeurs au XIXe siecle'' (2 vols., 1847); and ''Histoire des martyrs de la liberté'' (1851).
Works
*''Les Hirondelles'', 1834 *''Charlotte Corday'', 1840 *''L'Evangile du peuple'', 1840 *''Chants d'un prisonnier'', 1841 *''Le château enchanté'', 1846 *''Paris, ou Les sciences, les institutions, et les moeurs au XIXe siecle'', 1847 *''Histoire des Montagnards'', 1847 *''De la vie future au point de vue socialiste'', 1850 *''Histoire des martyrs de la liberté'', 1851 *''Les Vierges martyres, Les Vierges folles, Les Vierges sages 1840–42, La Morale universelle'', 1859 *''La Néerlande et la vie hollandaise'', 1859 *''L'Angleterre et la vie anglaise'', 1869References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Esquiros, Henri-Francois-Alphonse 1812 births 1876 deaths Writers from Paris Politicians from Paris The Mountain (1849) politicians Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic Members of the 4th Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the National Assembly (1871) French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Bouches-du-Rhône French religious writers French male non-fiction writers 19th-century French historians 19th-century French male writers