Auguste Le Poitevin de L’Égreville or Saint-Alme, (

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, 1791 – Paris, 31 August 1854) was a 19th-century French

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and

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. The son of the actor known under the name de Resicourt, he made his literary debut in

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with two novels, ''Charles Pointel, ou Mon Cousin de la main gauche'', 4 vol. in-12, and ''les Deux Hector, ou les Deux Familles bretonnes'', 2 vol. in-12, which obtained a mediocre success. They were followed by ''l’Héritière de Birague'', 1822, 4 vol. in-12 ; ''l’Anonyme ou Ni père ni mère'', Paris, 1823, 3 vol. in-12, and ''Michel et Christine'' and ''la Suite'', same date, 3 vol. in-12, which were quite well received. In

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, in collaboration with Balzac, he published ''Jean-Louis, ou la Fille trouvée'', 4 vol. in-12. Le Poitevin, who also took an active part in the edition of small newspapers, often borrowed anonymity and hid under the names Viellerglé (

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of Légreville), Prosper and Saint-Alme. He also authored ''le Mulâtre'', 1824, 4 vol. in-12 ; ''le Corrupteur'', 1827, 3 vol. in-12. He wrote

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s for the Cirque-Olympique and the théâtres des boulevards, particularly ''la République'', ''l’Empire et les Cent-Jours'', in 4

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and 19 tableaux, 1832, in-8° ; ''l’Empereur'', historical event in 5 tableaux, 1832. With

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, he composed the

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s ''Stanislas, ou la Suite de Michel et Christine'' and ''Un jour d’embarras'', 1824. In 1828, he anonymously had a leaflet entitled ''Des journaux et des théâtres'' published.

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*''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne'', vol. 24, Paris, Michaud, 1854, p. 234. {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Poitevin de L'Egreville, Auguste 19th-century French novelists 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights Writers from Paris 1791 births 1854 deaths