CLOVIS

See also:

• CLOVIS HUGUES (1851-1907)

HUGUES (1851-1907)  , French poet and socialist, was born at Menerbes in Vaucluse on the 3rd of November 1851 . He studied for the priesthood, but did not take orders . For some revolutionary articles in the local papers of Marseilles he was condemned in 1871 to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 6000 francs . In 1877 he fought a duel in which he killed his adversary, a rival journalist . Elected deputy by Marseilles in the general elections of 1881, he was at that time the sole representative of the Socialist party in the chambers . He was re-elected in 1885, and in 1893 became one of the deputies for Paris, retaining his seat until 1906 . He died on the 11th of June 1907 . His poems, novels and comedies are full of wit and exuberant vitality . His principal works are: Poemes de prison (1875), written during his detention, Soirs de bataille (1883); Jours de combat (1883); And Le Travail (1889) ; the novels, Madame Phaeton (1885) and Monsieur le gendarme (1891); and the dramas, Uwe etoile (1888) and Le sommeil de Danton (1888) .