GABORIAU, EMILE (1835-1873), French novelist, was born at Saujon (Charente Inferieure). He became secretary to Paul Feval, and, after publishing some novels and miscellaneous writings, found his real gift in L'A ff wire Lerouge (1866), a detec tive novel which was published in the Pays and at once made his reputation. The story was produced on the stage in 1872. A long series of detective novels, which are classics in their kind, fol lowed. Among them are: Le Crime d'Orcival (1867), Monsieur Lecoq (1869), La Vie in f ernale (187o), Les Esclaves de Paris (1869), L'Argent des autres (1874). Gaboriau died in Paris on Sept. 28, 1873.