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Ernest Laut
A French journalist and man of letters from Valenciennes, he built a long career in Paris while staying closely tied to the culture of northern France. His work ranges from regional tales and plays to popular historical and magazine writing.
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Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour
by Paul Arène, Alphonse Daudet, Ernest Daudet, Henry de Forge, Ernest Laut, Guy de Maupassant, Montjoyeux, François de Nion, Jacques Normand, Jean du Rébrac
About the author
Born in Valenciennes on November 2, 1864, Ernest Laut became a journalist after studying in his hometown. A biographical note from the Société des Amis de Panckoucke says he worked at L'Impartial du Nord before moving to Paris in 1887, where he first served as secretary to the publisher Ernest Leroux.
Reference records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France identify him as a French author born in 1864 and deceased in Paris on September 19, 1951. Sources connected with his career describe him as a journalist, playwright, and writer whose books included regional stories such as Contes du cousin Zéphir, along with theatrical and literary works.
He is also associated with Le Petit Journal and appears to have spent much of his working life writing for a broad reading public. Even from Paris, he remained active in defending and celebrating his native region, which helps explain the strong local color that runs through much of his writing.