George Sand (Author of La Petite Fadette)
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George Sand


Born
in Paris, France
July 01, 1804

Died
June 08, 1876

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Genre
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Influences
Romanticism, Pastoralism, history,


The novels Lélia (1833) and Consuelo (1842) among works, plays, and essays of French writer George Sand, pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baroness Dudevant, concern the freedom and independence of women.

People recognize this best known, most popular memoirist and journalist, more renowned in Europe in her lifetime than Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac in England in the 1830s and 1840s, People recognize Sand of the most notable writers of the Romantic era of Europe.

People celebrated this controversial life, which oftentimes overshadowed her creative production. Known for its blend of romance and realism, her effortless spontaneity proliferated without sacrificing style and form. Sand stated the primary happiness in life in ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 24,584 ratings · 2,052 reviews · 3,047 distinct works • Similar authors
La Petite Fadette
3.88 avg rating — 3,977 ratings — published 1848 — 461 editions
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La mare au diable
3.43 avg rating — 4,396 ratings — published 1846 — 563 editions
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Indiana
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3.51 avg rating — 3,175 ratings — published 1832 — 281 editions
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Consuelo
4.07 avg rating — 1,697 ratings — published 1841 — 67 editions
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Story of My Life: The Autob...
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3.94 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 1854 — 140 editions
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Mauprat
3.64 avg rating — 646 ratings — published 1837 — 21 editions
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Elle et lui
3.47 avg rating — 593 ratings — published 1859 — 141 editions
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Winter in Majorca
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La Comtesse de Rudolstadt
4.15 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 1843 — 158 editions
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The Country Waif
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Series by George Sand

Консуэло. Часть I Консуэло. Часть II Consuelo La Comtesse de Rudolstadt Consuelo - La Comtesse de R...
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Consuelo, La Comtesse de Ru... Consuelo, La Comtesse de Ru...
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4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings

Oeuvres autobiographiques, ... Oeuvres autobiographiques, ...
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3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings

Romans
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Quotes by George Sand  (?)
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“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”
― George Sand
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“One is happy once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.”
― George Sand, Correspondance, 1812-1876, Volume 5
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“Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views.”
― George Sand, Letters of George Sand
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August Short Story/Novella Poll

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, 75 pages, -429
 
  45 votes, 23.2%

 
  42 votes, 21.6%

Medea by Euripides, 59 pages, -431
 
  32 votes, 16.5%

 
  24 votes, 12.4%

 
  23 votes, 11.9%

The Devil's Pool by George Sand, 108 pages, 1846
 
  14 votes, 7.2%

The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov, 104 pages, 1923
 
  14 votes, 7.2%

194 total votes
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