G. Lenotre

G. Lenotre , of its true name Theodore Gosselin , born the October 7th 1855 with the castle of Pépinville, Richemont, close to Metz and dead the February 7th 1935 with Paris, is a Historien and dramatic author French.

Biography

After studies in the fathers Jesuit S, it enters like employee to the Ministry for finances. Become journalist, he collaborates in the Revue of the Two worlds and in the Figaro where he writes his first accounts of history.

Specialist in the history of the French revolution, it writes a big number of works on the subject, in a narrative and anecdotic style. He influenced historians like André Castelot and Alain Decaux.

After having tried first once to enter to the French Academy in 1909 to the armchair of Victorien Sardou, it is elected in 1932 with the armchair of Rene Bazin but dies on February 7th, 1935, before to have made its speech.

Pen name

Contrary to a current error (until in the catalogs of the National library of France), the pen name of Theodore Gosselin does not comprise any accent, by the will even of its carrier. Theodore Gosselin indeed makes the choice of his pseudonym, in July 1879, at the time of the publication of its first article in the columns of the Figaro . He is inspired for that by the name by a distance great-great-uncle, the gardener André Ours, but prefers to spell it in only one word and without accent. And, as a first name, it chooses the only initial one of its family name, saying itself: “ G. that I put in front of means neither Georges, neither Guy, neither Gaston, nor even Gédéon, as some believe it and say it, but quite simply Gosselin, which is my name of taxpayer. ”

Works

  • 1881 : anecdotic History of the Art galleries since 1673 , Dentu, Paris, 1881. Only work published under the name of Theodore Gosselin.
  • 1893 : the Guillotine under Terror .
  • 1894 : the True Knight of House-Red, A.D.J. Gonzze de Rougeville (1761-1814) .
  • 1895 : the Marquis of Rouërie, conspiring .
  • 1895 : Tournebut .
  • 1895 : revolutionary Paris .
  • 1896 : Districts of Paris during the Revolution .
  • 1896 : the Baron of Batz: 1792-1795: according to new documents: a royalist conspirator during Terror . Perrin, Paris, 1896. XIII + 391 p. Réédition in 1973, under the title “ the Baron de Batz: the man who failed to save Louis XVI . Perrin, Paris, collection “Presence of the history”, 1973. 340 + 16 p.
  • 1897: Captivity and the death of Marie-Antoinette: breaking into leaf, the Temple, the Caretaker's lodge, according to relations of eyewitnesses and new documents . Perrin, Paris, 1897. XXI + 430 p.
  • 1898: Colinette: part in 4 acts (in collaboration with Gabriel Martin). P. - V. Stock, Paris, 1898. 133 p. Pièce played for the first time at the Theater of Odéon the 1898.
  • 1899: an Agent of the princes during the Revolution: the marquis of Rouërie and Breton conspiracy (1790-1793) . Perrin, Paris, 1899. XVIII + 418 p.
  • 1900 - 1929: Old houses, old papers, chronicles of Time , 6 vol.
  • 1901: Chouannerie Norman at the time of the Empire: Tournebut, 1804-1809: according to new documents (with a foreword of Victorien Sardou). Perrin, Paris, 1901. XXXVI + 378 p.
  • 1902: Three Glorious .
  • 1902 : In Music .
  • 1904 : Varennes (in collaboration with Henri Lavedan).
  • 1905 : the Drama of Varennes .
  • 1907 : Massacres of September.
  • 1907 : Wire of Philippe-Equality during Terror .
  • 1908 : the revolutionary Tribunal .
  • 1908 : the Girl of Louis XVI .
  • 1908 : Voyages and passengers of formerly .
  • 1912 : Drownings of Nantes .
  • 1912 : Blue, White and Red .
  • 1912 : Memories and memories on the Revolution and the Empire .
  • 1918 : People of old France .
  • 1920: the King Louis XVII and the enigma of the Temple .
  • 1921 : Grognards (in collaboration with Henri Cain).
  • 1923 : the Perlet Business, dramas police . Perrin, Paris, 1923
  • 1924: Mister of Cart .
  • 1924 : Martin the visionary .
  • 1925 : Mirlitantouille: episodes of the Breton chouannery . Perrin, Paris, 1925.
  • 1927: the Proscription of the Of Gironde .
  • 1928 : Pilgrimages of revolutionary Paris .
  • 1928 : the Garden of Picpus .
  • 1929 : Georges Cadoudal .
  • 1930 : the Company of Jéhu: Episodes of the Lyons reaction, 1794-1800 . Academic bookstore Perrin, Paris, 1931. 297 p. Réédition in 1961: Perrin, Paris, 1961. 299 p.
  • 1930: the Castle of Rambouillet: six centuries of history , Calmann-Levy, collection “Castles: decorations of the history”, Paris, 1930,256 p. Réédition: Denoël, Paris, 1984,215 p.
  • 1932 : Napoleon .
  • 1933 : Tileries, records and evil spells of a disappeared palate .
  • 1934 : the Revolution by those which saw it .
  • 1936 : Life in Paris during the Revolution , posthumous.

Decorations

French Academy

See too

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