Arthur Bernède


Arthur Bernède was a French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright.
Bernède was born in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine department, in Brittany.
In 1919, Bernède joined forces with actor René Navarre, who had played Fantômas in the Louis Feuillade serials, and writer Gaston Leroux, the creator of Rouletabille, to launch the Société des Cinéromans, a production company that would produce films and novels simultaneously. Bernède published almost 200 adventure, mystery, and historical novels. His best-known characters are Belphégor, Judex, Mandrin, Chantecoq, and Vidocq. Bernède also collaborated on plays, poems, and opera libretti with Paul de Choudens; including several operas by Félix Fourdrain.
Bernède also wrote the libretti for a number of operas, among them Jules Massenet's Sapho and Camille Erlanger's L'Aube rouge.

Works

;Opéras, opéras bouffe and vocal piecesPhryné, opera by Camille Saint-SaënsMarie Fouré, opera by André Fijan, created in Péronne Sapho, opera by Jules Massenet, libretto in collaboration with Henri Cain, with the singer Emma Calvé in the title roleNinon de Lenclos, opera by Edmonde Missa, libretto in collaboration with André Lénéka, created at the Opéra-ComiqueLes Petites Vestales, opéra bouffe by Justin Clérice La Légende du Point d'Argentan, pièce lyrique, by Félix Fourdrain La Glaneuse, poème lyrique by Félix Fourdrain, libretto in collaboration with Paul de ChoudensL'Aube rouge, drame lyrique de Camille Erlanger, libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens, created at the Théâtre des Arts de RouenVercingétorix, opera by Félix Fourdrain, libretto in collaboration with Paul de ChoudensMadame Roland, opera by Félix Fourdrain, libretto in collaboration with Paul de ChoudensLes Contes de Perrault, féerie lyrique by Félix Fourdrain, libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens, with Yvonne Printemps in the title role.
;Theatre plays and monologuesLe Lycéen, played at the Théâtre ClassiqueLe Petit AlsacienRevanche!Le Bijou de Stéphana, comédie en vaudeville given at the Théâtre de ClunyL'Amour à créditLa Duchesse de Berry Les Idées de Monsieur Coton, played at the Théâtre de la RenaissanceLa Pipe, performed at the Théâtre de la RenaissanceLa Lune de Miel, in collaboration with Daniel RicheLes Tonsurés, anticlerical playLa Soutane, anticlerical playSous l'Épaulette, play advocating democratization of the army and social justiceAux Bat'd'Af, antimilitarist melodrama, written in collaboration with Aristide BruantL'Illustration théâtrale La Loupiote Cœur de Française Un jeune officier pauvre, trilogy
;Popular novelsMésange, novel La Favorite, novel Le Chevalier aux genêts d'or, novel Les Chevaliers de la mort, novel L'Amant de la Duchesse, historical novel Les Chouans, historical novel Les Amours d'un petit soldat, sentimental novel Cœur de Française, spy novel L'Espionne de Guillaume, spy novel Judex, detective novel L'Aiglonne, historical novel L'Enfant du Palais Belphégor, detective novel Le Miracle des cœurs ou Tes yeux bleus, novel Poker d'As, spy novel Marie-Claire amoureuse or Le Triomphateur, novel Le Capitaine Anthéor, sentimental novel Le Marchand d'hommes, historical novel Vampiria, detective novel L'Espionne d'Hitler, spy novel Le Maître du feu, historical novel En Marge des vivants, novel Le Crime d'un magistrat L'Affaire Bessarabo, detective novel L'Affaire Bougrat, detective novel L'Affaire Brierre, le massacre des Innocents, detective novelL'Affaire Fualdès, detective novel L'Affaire Gouffé, detective novelL'Affaire Lafarge, le mystère du Glandier, detective novelL'Alsacienne, detective novelL'Amant de la Duchesse, novelLes Amants du passé, sentimental novelL'Amour à crédit, novelL'Amour vengeur, sentimental novelLes Amours d'une ouvrière, sentimental novelAnastay, un officier assassin, detective novel Un ancêtre de Landru, Pel, l'horloger empoisonneur, detective novel L'Ange et le démon, detective novelL'Ange du trottoir, novelL'Assassin des cœurs, detective novelL'Assassinat du Courrier de Lyon, detective novel L'Assassin du Marquis de Morès, detective novel L'Archevêque assassiné, detective novelAventures de Max Forter, novelLes Bas-Fonds de Chicago, detective novelLes Bas-Fonds de Marseille, detective novelLa Bataille pour l'amour, sentimental novelLes Beaux romans de l'Histoire, collectionLa Belle Courtisane, sentimental novelLa Belle Marion, sentimental novelBonnier, Garnier & Cie, detective novelBourreau des femmes, detective novelLe Calvaire de Casse-Cœur, detective novelLe Calvaire du Lieutenant Ferbach, novelCaptive, novelLa Chanson des cœurs, spy novelChantecoq, spy novelLe Chanteur de Montmartre, novelLa Chasse aux monstres, novelLe Château du milliardaire, novelCocorico, spy novelCœur cassé, novelUn cœur déchiré, detective novelLes Compagnons du soleil, adventure novelCondamnée à mort, detective novelConnais-tu l'amour?, detective novelUn crime d'amour, novelLe Crime d'un aviateur, detective novelLe Curé aux abeilles, detective novelLa Dame de Paris, novelDu dancing au trottoir, sentimental novelLa Dernière Incarnation de Judex, detective novelLes Derniers Chouans, novelLes Deux Parigotes, novel in collaboration with Ph. VayreLa Devineresse, sentimental novelLe Divorce de Joséphine, historical novelLe Docteur Laget, le drame du poison, detective novel Le Don Juan des grands bars, detective novelLe Drame des chauffeurs, detective novelLe Drame de la rue de la Pépinière, detective novelL'Enfant du Curé, societal novelL'Enfant des Filles, societal novelL'Épouse qui tue, detective novelEsclave d'une courtisane, novelLes Étapes du bonheur, detective novel, in collaboration with Aristide BruantLe Fantôme du Père Lachaise, detective novelFéerique aventure, novelLa Femme Weber, l'ogresse de la Goutte d'Or, detective novel La Fiancée de Lothringer, sting novelLa Fille du Diable, detective novelFille-mère, society novelLe Fils de l'Aigle, historical novelFlétrie et vengée, sentimental novelFleur d'ajonc, sentimental novelFleur du pavé, novelGalerie criminelle, detective collectionLe Grand Amour d'une favorite, sentimental novelLe Grand Amour d'un petit gars, novelUn grand seigneur assassin, l'affaire Choiseul-Praslin, detective novelGuyot l'étrangleur, detective novelL'Homme au masque de fer, adventure novel Un Homme de proie, novelL'Homme aux sortilèges, novelL'Homme aux trois masques, society novelL'Homme qui sourit, novelL'Homme qui tue, novelImpéria, detective novelLes Incarnations de Judex, detective novelL'Incendiaire, detective novelInterdit de séjour, detective novel in collaboration with P. GillesL'Introuvable Assassin, l'affaire Cadiou, detective novel Jean Bart, dieu des mars, adventure novel Jean Chouan, tome I: La Bataille des cœurs, tome II, La Citoyenne Maryse Fleurus, adventure novel Lacenaire ou le Napoléon des bandits, detective novel Landru, detective novel La Loi du Talion, novelLouise et Gabrielle, sentimental novelLa Loupiote, spy novel, in collaboration with Aristide BruantMadame tête de Boche, spy novel, in collaboration with Aristide BruantMado la blonde, novelLa Maison hantée, detective novelMandrin, adventure novel La Marchande de bonheur, detective novelMarquise et Gigolette or Les Drames de l'amour or Les Drames de la vie, novelMartyres de l'amour... vengez-vous, detective novelLes Martyres de Paris, sentimental collectionMata-Hari, spy novel Les Mémoires d'une Masseuse, novelMéphisto, novelMestorino, detective novelMiousic détective, detective novelLa Môme Coco, sentimental novelLa Môme Printemps, sentimental novel, in collaboration with Aristide BruantLe Mystère du train bleu, detective novelLes Mystères de la Bastille, novelLes Mystères du bonnet rouge, detective novelLes Nouveaux Exploits de Chantecoq, eight detective novelLes Nouveaux Exploits de Judex, detective novelLes Nouveaux Gangsters de Paris, detective novelLa Nouvelle Mission de Judex, detective novelL'Ogre amoureux, detective novelOn les a!, spy novelNos grands mufles, novelLe Père de la Loupiote, novel, in collaboration with Aristide BruantLe Petit Clown, detective novelPoker d'As, novelLa Pommerais, un médecin empoisonneur, detective novel Pour l'amour et la liberté, novelPour la couronne de France, novelPour les jeunes, novelPrado ou le tueur de filles, detective novel Pranzini, l'assassin de la rue Montaigne, detective novel Princesses du trottoir, societal novelLa Prisonnière du château de Nantes, novelLes Quatre Sergents de La Rochelle, historical novelLa Redingote grise, novelReine, femme et mère, novelLe Roman d'une chanteuse, novelLe Roman d'un jeune officier pauvre, sentimental novelRose fleurie, novelLes Sacrifiées, novelSauvée par l'amour, novelLe Secret du légionnaire, novelLes Secrets de Bolo révélés, detective novel Serrez vos rangs, novel in collaboration with Aristide BruantSeule avec son cœur, novelSeznec a-t-il été assassiné, detective novel Le Sorcier de la Reine, novelLa Soutane, novelSurcouf, roi des corsaires, aventure novel Le Tambour d'Arcole, novel Le Temps des miracles, novelMa Tendre musette, sentimental novelTête de Boche, novel in collaboration with Aristide BruantLes Tonsurés, novelLes Travailleuses, societal novelLes Trois Ombres, novelLes Trois légionnaires, novel in collaboration with Aristide BruantLe Tueur de femmes, detective novelPour l'amour d'une belle, sentimental novelSuis-je un assassin?, novelVa... petit mousse, novelLe Vampire de Düsseldorf, detective novel Vidocq, adventure novel La Vierge du Moulin Rouge, novelLa Ville aux illusions, novelZapata, adventure novel
;Adaptations of literary works for cinema