author
Adolphe Belot
1829–1890
A prolific 19th-century French writer, he moved easily between popular novels and the stage, building a reputation for dramatic, often sensational storytelling. His best-known work, Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife, helped carry his name well beyond France.
3 Audiobooks
A Parisian Sultana, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by Adolphe Belot
A Parisian Sultana, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by Adolphe Belot
A Parisian Sultana, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by Adolphe Belot
About the author
Born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, in 1829, Adolphe Belot became a French playwright and novelist whose career flourished in the second half of the 19th century. He first trained in law, but literature won out, and he went on to publish widely for both theater audiences and general readers.
Belot was especially known for fast-moving, melodramatic fiction that appealed to a broad public. Among his many works, Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife became one of the most noted, and his writing was popular enough to inspire later screen adaptations.
He died in Paris in 1890. Today, he is remembered as a productive and commercially successful writer who captured the tastes of his era, blending theatrical flair with the energy of popular fiction.