| Author | Jules Mary |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Melodrama |
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Publication date
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1886 |
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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.
Robert Williams Buchanan produced a play derived from the work in 1888, retitled "Jean the Disgraced" and premiered at the Elephant and Castle Theater.
The novel has been turned into films on five separate occasions.