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Roger Dombre
1859–1914
A popular French novelist of the Belle Époque, this writer published lively fiction for both young readers and adults under the pen name Roger Dombre. Her books often mix humor, sentiment, and brisk storytelling, which helped them find a wide readership in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
4 Audiobooks
Nounou: Histoire de la Moucheronne
by Roger Dombre
Un tuteur embarrassé
by Roger Dombre
Folla
by Roger Dombre
Une Pupille Genante
by Roger Dombre
About the author
Born in Lyon in 1859, Roger Dombre was the pen name of Marguerite Sisson, née Ligerot. Library and bibliography records agree that she wrote in French and died in 1914, though some catalogs differ slightly on whether her birth year should be listed as 1857 or 1859.
She was a notably prolific author, remembered especially for novels and stories that appealed to young readers as well as to a broader popular audience. Titles associated with her include Folla, Une pupille gênante, Nounou, and Un tuteur embarrassé.
Today, she is chiefly known as one of those widely read but now less familiar writers who helped shape popular French reading in the Belle Époque. The surviving record suggests an author valued for accessible, entertaining fiction rather than literary grandstanding.