Roger la Honte (novel)

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Roger la Honte
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Author Jules Mary
Country France
LanguageFrench
GenreMelodrama
Publication date
1886
Media typePrint

Roger la Honte is an 1886 novel by the French writer Jules Mary. Its melodramatic plot takes place around the time of the Franco-Prussian War. It is his best known work. In 1887-1889 he published a sequel The Revenge of Roger la Honte which was released in two parts.

Contents

Robert Williams Buchanan produced a play derived from the work in 1888, retitled "Jean the Disgraced" and premiered at the Elephant and Castle Theater. [1]

Adaptations

The novel has been turned into films on five separate occasions. [2]

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References

  1. Susana Cory-Wright. Lady Tree A Theatrical Life in Letters. Lulu.com. pp. 103–. ISBN   978-1-291-09670-5.
  2. Goble p.311

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