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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,


Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, best known by her pen name George Sand, was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or Honoré de Balzac in England in the 1830s and 1840s, Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era. She wrote more than 50 volumes of various works to her credit, including tales, plays and political texts, alongside her 70 novels.
Like her great-grandmother, Louise Dupin, whom she admired, George Sand advocated for women's rights and passion, criticized the institution of marriage, and fought against the prejudices of a conservative society. She was considered scandalo ...more

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Average rating: 3.69 · 29,561 ratings · 2,721 reviews · 2,866 distinct works • Similar authors
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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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Polls

February 2016 Old School Classic Poll

1853, Villette by Charlotte Brontë, 573 pages
 
  24 votes, 16.3%

1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells, 160 pages
 
  22 votes, 15.0%

1516, Utopia by Thomas More, 135 pages
 
  18 votes, 12.2%

 
  17 votes, 11.6%

1869, The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 667 pages
 
  15 votes, 10.2%

1603, Othello by William Shakespeare, 314 pages
 
  14 votes, 9.5%

 
  10 votes, 6.8%

1678, The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, 324 pages
 
  7 votes, 4.8%

1796, The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis, 386 pages
 
  7 votes, 4.8%

 
  4 votes, 2.7%

1853, Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell, 432 pages
 
  4 votes, 2.7%

 
  2 votes, 1.4%

1788, Emmeline by Charlotte Turner Smith, 520 pages
 
  2 votes, 1.4%

1832, Indiana by George Sand, 278 pages
 
  1 vote, 0.7%

147 total votes
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