The French novelist Pierre Loti (1850-1923) is noted for his picturesque romances, abounding in descriptions of the exotic spots he visited in a lifetime of travel. Pierre Loti was born Julien Viaud at Rochefort on Jan. 14, 1850, to Protestant parents. D...
Pierre Loti was the most popular travel writer of his day. From the lands he visited during his career as a naval officer, which took him to virtually every corner of the globe, he quarried a large body of novels, short stories, and travelogues. The exot...
Ramuntcho (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France. It is one of Loti's best and most popular works. It was adapted on screen in 1958 by French director Pierre...
