BUET, CHARLES. - French journalist and man of letters, born at Chambéry on 11 Oct. 1846, died in Paris on 23 Nov. 1897. A fervent and combative Catholic, he wrote and fought always for his religious convictions and in defence of the Church.
He was a prolific author of novels of manners and historical novels, some of which were inspired by the wars of religion, as well as short stories and historical works, many of which are lively defences and apologies 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 notable drama Le Prêtre (1881), for which a special edition was produced for Catholic colleges and circles, political pamphlets of monarchist orientation, literary studies and numerous articles in defence of Catholicism, sometimes published under pseudonyms in the Echo de l'Ardèche, which he combatively edited.