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de Wailly, Gaston

(1857-1943) French playwright and author, who sometimes signed as Commandant G de Wailly; though his dramas have been generally forgotten, his several sf novels, all cast in a Vernian mode (see Jules Verne), are of some interest. The most successful may be Le Meurtrier du globe (feuilleton format 15 May-23 October 1910 Journal de Voyages as by Commandant G de Wailly; 1925; trans Brian Stableford as The Murderer of the World 2015), planet Earth is a Living World at risk of destruction at the hands of a vengeful Mad Scientist, but is saved after the cast of the tale has undergone many ordeals, all garishly told. [JC]

Gaston Gouchon de Wailly

born Paris: 1857

died 1943

works (highly selected)

• Le Meurtrier du globe (Paris: Jules Tallandier, 1925) [first appeared in feuilleton format 15 May-23 October 1910 Journal de Voyages as by Commandant G de Wailly: binding unknown/]
  • The Murderer of the World (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2015) [trans by Brian Stableford of the above: pb/Henri Thiriet]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 09:27 am on 1 May 2026.
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