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Ernest Laut

A French journalist and writer from Valenciennes, he built a long literary career while also working in the press, including as editor-in-chief of Le Petit Journal. His books range across history, public life, and cultural subjects, giving modern readers a glimpse of the concerns and tastes of late 19th- and early 20th-century France.

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Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour

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

Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour

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 on November 2, 1864, in Valenciennes, Ernest Laut was a French author and journalist. Library records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France identify him as the author of dozens of works and note that he died in Paris on September 19, 1951.

Alongside his writing career, he worked in journalism and served as editor-in-chief of Le Petit Journal. The same records note that he also wrote there under the pen name Jean Lecoq, which hints at a lively career in the French press as well as in books.

His surviving bibliography shows a wide range of interests, including historical subjects, notable people, and civic or cultural topics. Even where biographical details are scarce, the scale of his output suggests a writer deeply engaged with public life and with documenting the world around him.