He fought many duels, one with the Marquis de Morès, the anti-Semite. His publications include: Une Dictature (Le Mans, 1874); Giboyer à Saint-Pélagie (Paris, 1875); L'Evolution des Mondes et des Sociétés (Paris, 1888); Les Traités de Commerce (Tours, 1879); Le Tunnel du Simplon et les Intérêts Français (Paris, 1879); L'Angleterre, son Gouvernement, ses Institutions (Paris, 1881); La Guerre Nécessaire, Réponse d'un Français à M. de Bismarck (Paris, 1890).
He clashed with many opponents, one being the anti-Semitic Marquis de Morès. His literary output includes: Authoritarian Rule (Le Mans, 1874); Retribution at Saint-Pélagie (Paris, 1875); The Transformation of Worlds and Societies (Paris, 1888); Commercial Treaties (Tours, 1879); The Simplon Tunnel and French Interests (Paris, 1879); A Study of English Institutions (Paris, 1881); A War That Was Indispensable, Response to M. de Bismarck (Paris, 1890).