Born in Bârlad, his father Radu Gheorghiu was a merchant.
He worked as a clerk at the Religious Affairs and Arts Ministry.
[1] Rădulescu's first book was the 1879 novel Fiii ucigașului.
This was followed by additional novels (Străin în țara lui, 1900; Tribunul poporului, 1903; Măria-sa ogorul, 1907; Viață de artistă, 1925; Omul de cristal, 1930), short story collections (Căpitanul Ropotă, 1893; Deziluzii, 1921; Vulturul îndrăgostit, 1926), theater plays (De pe urma beției, 1906; Poștașul dragostei, 1913; Unirea Mare, 1919) and books of poetry (Rustice, 1893; Glasul apelor, 1915).
In 1901, he was awarded the Romanian Academy's prize for the fourth volume of the Rustice cycle.