The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont in The Wide World Magazine
- When
- 1898
- Where
- The Wide World Magazine
- Episodes
- 1
Louis de Rougemont, born Henri Louis Grin, began publishing invented adventure stories in The Wide World Magazine in 1898. The magazine, founded by George Newnes, claimed to feature true-life narratives. De Rougemont's tales were billed as authentic accounts of his time in Australia, though they were later exposed as fabrications.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. The Wide World Magazine was a British monthly illustrated publication founded by George Newnes in April 1898. It described itself as an illustrated magazine of true narrative, featuring true-life adventure and travel stories. Louis de Rougemont, born Henri Louis Grin in Switzerland, began writing invented adventures for this periodical in 1898 under his pseudonym.
Publication. In August 1898, The Wide World Magazine published the first installment of "The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont." These stories were billed as "the most amazing story a man ever lived to tell" and claimed to be an account of a man who had spent thirty years in the outback of Australia.
People involved
- Louis de Rougemont · Author
- George Newnes · Publisher
- F.W. Solomon · Identified De Rougemont as Louis Grin
- Edwin Greenslade Murphy · Helped expose De Rougemont
Sources
- Louis de Rougemont Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-13
- The Wide World Magazine Wikipedia, revision of 2025-11-25
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