BUET, CHARLES. – French journalist and man of letters, born in Chambéry on 11 October 1846 and died in Paris on 23 November 1897. A fervent and combative Catholic, he always wrote and fought for his religious convictions and for the defense of the Church.
He was a prolific author of novels of contemporary and historical setting, some of them inspired by the Wars of Religion; of short stories; and of historical works, quite a few of which constitute a vigorous defense and apology of the Church (La Papesse Jeanne, La Dime, L'amiral de Coligny et les guerres de religion au XVIe siècle, etc.). To this intense output must be added the valuable drama Le Prêtre (1881), of which a special edition was produced for Catholic colleges and circles; political pamphlets with a monarchist orientation; literary studies; and many articles
praising Catholicism, sometimes published under pseudonyms in the Echo de l'Ardèche, which he directed with a combative spirit.