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Charles Grolleau

1867–1940

A French poet, translator, and literary scholar, he helped bring writers such as Oscar Wilde, G. K. Chesterton, and Omar Khayyam to French readers. His own work also earned recognition from the Académie française, which awarded him its poetry prize for L’Encens et la Myrrhe.

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The Trial of Oscar Wilde, from the Shorthand Reports

The Trial of Oscar Wilde, from the Shorthand Reports

by Charles Grolleau

The Trial of Oscar Wilde, from the Shorthand Reports

The Trial of Oscar Wilde, from the Shorthand Reports

by Charles Grolleau

About the author

Born in Paris on June 28, 1867, and died in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire on June 15, 1940, Charles Grolleau was a French man of letters whose work moved easily between poetry, translation, editing, and literary scholarship.

Records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France show a wide body of work and many collaborations. He translated or edited texts connected with writers including Oscar Wilde, G. K. Chesterton, Omar Khayyam, and Zane Grey, and he also worked with Henri Bremond on Catholic literary studies.

His own writing was recognized as well: the Académie française lists him as a poet and translator, notes his book L’Encens et la Myrrhe (1909), and records that it received the Académie’s poetry prize in 1911. That mix of original writing and careful translation makes him an appealing figure for listeners interested in the literary world of early 20th-century France.