island was converted from a protectorate to a colony in January 1897. Last years Back in France in 1897, Bourde again became a regular contributor to Le Temps, and submitted articles for the remainder of his life. He was among the first to urge French intervention in Morocco, and regularly pushed for the methodical exploration of the Sahara. He continued to write on a range of philosophical and historical subjects, including the French Revolution. Paul Bourde died in Paris on 27 October 1914. A monument to Bourde was created by the Belgian sculptor Yvonne Serruys. It was unveiled in Sfax, Tunisia, by Resident General François Manceron on 13 April 1930 in a ceremony attended by many notable people. Bourde's and that of the geologist Philippe Thomas were thrown down and shattered on the night of 3–4 January 1957. The mayor of Voissant, Bourde's birthplace, managed to recover it and erect it in the heart of Voissant, where it stood until 1981. It was then replaced by a copy. The village of Néyrieu near Saint-Benoît, Ain, where Paul Bourde is buried, asked for the original. A local stonemason restored the bust, and it was put in place in the village in 1994. Works Bourde's publications included: Miscellaneous works Colonial reports Rapport à M. Rouvier, résident général, sur la culture de l'olivier dans le centre de la Tunisie, Imprimerie Rapide 1893 (87 p.) Rapport à M. Rouvier sur l'élevage du mouton en Tunisie, Imprimerie Rapide, 1893 (40 p.) Le Mal de l'Algérie, Imprimerie Pariset, 1894 Projet d'enquête sur le cactus, Imprimerie Rapide, 1894 Rapport à M. René Millet, résident général, sur la culture de l'olivier dans le nord de la Régence, Imprimerie Rapide, 1895 La viticulture en Tunisie in la France en Tunisie, Ed. Carré et Naud, 1897 Rapport sur les cultures fruitières et en particulier sur la culture de l'olivier dans le centre de la Tunisie, Imprimerie Rapide, 1899 (68 p.) Plays Bourde published three plays under the pseudonym Paul Anthelme: La fin du vieux temps, 3 acts, Théâtre Libre 1892 Nos deux consciences, 3 acts, Illust. Théâtrale, 1902, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin L'Honneur japonais, 5 acts, Illust. Théâtrale, 1912, Théâtre de l'Odéon Notes Sources External links People from Isère 1851 births 1914 deaths 19th-century French journalists French male journalists 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights French colonial governors and administrators 19th-century French male writers 20th-century