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A French litterateur; born at Marnay (Haute-Saone), Oct. 13, 1794; died at Pontleroy, June 22, 1871. He published, under his own name and the pseudonyms of "Etienne Gervais", "Just Girard", and "Theodore Menard", a number of books, including the series entitled "History of Fenelon" (1838); "History of Louis XI". (1842); "Illustrations of the History of Germany, England, Egypt, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Sweden" (1843-45); "History of Louis XIV". (1844); "France of the Twelfth Century" (1850); "Modern Algiers" (1855); "The Empire of Brazil" (1858); "History of England" (1863); and many others, the greater number of which ran through many editions.