the Little Problems of Life (1902) and Rambles in Womanland (1903) are mostly reworked versions of his lectures, containing many trivial anecdotes and aphorisms on the subject of women, love and marriage. Similar to his stereotyped depictions of national character, O'Rell presented ready-made clichés of gender relations. O'Rell continued to lecture in the United States, but he had to cut short his 1900 tour due to a severe stomach complaint. His next American trip one and a half years later even ended with an appendix operation in New York. During this time, he started a relationship with a much younger Broadway actress, Beatrice Gresham, who started living with him. After returning from his final lecture tour in the United States in April 1902, O'Rell settled in Paris and continued acting as correspondent of the New York Journal. He died on 24 May 1903 in his home in the 16th arrondissement at the age of 56. His death was widely reported in major American newspapers, whereas not all Parisian newspapers took note of it. Significance of Max O’Rell Interest in Max O'Rell subsided quickly: apart from the French version of Between Ourselves, not many of his works were reprinted after his death. But the sales and audience figures during his lifetime as well as the sheer extent of his activities show that he was well known and that his opinions were taken into account in fin-de-siècle Western society. Having sold his books to hundreds of thousands of readers in many countries and given close to 2 600 lectures in his life, he was able to expose his views widely. To American and British audiences, O'Rell served as a reference for everything French and he made great efforts to affect the public discussion of political, social and cultural matters. He is of particular interest to cultural historians studying the presentation of gender roles Bibliography John Bull and his Island (John Bull et son île, 1883) John Bull’s Womankind (Les Filles de John Bull, 1884) The Dear Neighbours (Les Chers Voisins,1885) Drat the Boys – John John Bull, junior, or, French as she is traduced. (Oh! Les Enfants, 1886) Friend MacDonald (L’Ami MacDonald, 1887) Jonathan and his Continent (Jonathan et son continent, 1889) Jacques Bonhomme, John Bull on the Continent, From My Letter-box (1889) Frenchman in America (Un Français en Amérique, 1891) English Pharisees, French Crocodiles, and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters (1892) John