Adolphe Belot (1829-1890) was a French novelist and playwright. Born in Pointe-�-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Belot was raised in Le Havre, where he followed in his father's footsteps to become a lawyer. After joining the board of lawyers of Nancy, Belot traveled to the Americas, where he became inspired to pursue a career as a professional writer. After writing several successful plays, including Le Testament de C�sar Girodot (1859), Belot published the novel Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife (1870). An immediate commercial and critical success, the novel earned Belot a reputation as a leading popular writer in France and around the world.
