Louis Boussenard

Born on October 4, 1847, in Escrennes, France, Louis Henri Boussenard became a prolific writer of adventure fiction. He studied medicine in Paris and served during the Franco-Prussian War before turning more fully to journalism and novel writing.

He is remembered for energetic serial adventures that often blended exotic settings, inventions, and survival plots. During his lifetime he was sometimes compared to other popular adventure writers, and his work found an especially strong readership outside France.

Boussenard died in Orléans on September 11, 1910. Although he is less widely known today in the French-speaking world, he remains a recognizable name to many readers interested in classic adventure fiction.