Roger Dombre

Roger Dombre was the pen name of Marguerite Ligerot, a French writer born in 1859 and died in 1914. French library records and Wikisource identify her as a novelist who published under this pseudonym, and her work circulated widely enough to remain available today through major public-domain collections.

She wrote both novels and books for younger readers, and later readers have especially associated her with lively domestic stories and fiction for children. Titles linked to her name include Folla, Une pupille gênante, Nounou, and Un tuteur embarrassé, showing a range that moved between popular adult fiction and lighter, more family-oriented reading.

Although she is not as widely known now as some of her contemporaries, Roger Dombre was clearly a prolific presence in French popular literature. Her surviving books still give a glimpse of the humor, sentiment, and brisk storytelling that appealed to readers of the Belle Époque.