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George Sand

The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert & George Sand

The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert & George Sand

Flaubert - Sand

Summary

Translated, this correspondence, from 1863-76, is unique in the history of French literature. Never have two great writers set down their ideas so candidly and over so long a period on the most varied topics, including the genesis of their own writings, a commentary on the Paris theatre, gossip from the literary world and their own domestic lives.