BOISGOBEY

boisgobey, fortune du (1824-1891), french writer of fiction, whose real surname was castille, was born at granville (manche) on the 11th of september 1824. he served in the army pay department in algeria from 1844 to 1848, and extended his travels to the east. he made his literary debut in the _petit journal_ with a story entitled _deux comediens_ (1868). with _le forcat colonel_ (1872) he became one of the most popular feuilleton writers. his police stories, though not so convincing as those of emile gaboriau, with whom his name is generally associated, had a great circulation, and many of them have been translated into english. among his stories may be mentioned: _les mysteres du nouveau paris_ (1876), _le demi-monde sous la terreur_ (1877), _les nuits de constantinople_ (1882), _le cri du sang_ (1885), _la main froide_ (1889). boisgobey died on the 26th of february 1891.