Considered to be George Sand's masterpiece, “Consuelo” tells the riveting story of a gypsy singer who goes on to become one of the great contemporary opera singers. Set in mid-19th century Venice, Austria, and Bohemia, “Consuelo” takes the reader on an emotional and groundbreaking story of love and music. George Sand was one of the most important writers of the 19th century. She boldly wrote of women like herself. Women who knew what they...

Excerpt: "I wrote the Sin of Monsieur Antoine in the country, during a season of tranquillity, outward and inward, such as seldom occurs in one's life. It was in 1845, a period when criticism of society, as it was, and dreams of an ideal society attained in the press a degree of freedom of development comparable to that of the eighteenth century. Some day, perhaps, people will find it difficult to believe the trivial but exceedingly characteristic...

Indiana, a young woman stuck in a loveless marriage, is seduced by a charming neighbor who is not as polished and pure as he appears. She embarks on a journey to find real love, leading to an unexpected discovery about the object of her affection. Indiana is a young woman from French Louisiana who's married to the much older Colonel Delmare. Their union is strict and often oppressive, leaving her unfulfilled. Indiana shares their home with her cousin...

The Bagpipers is a novel by George Sand, first published in 1853. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and François the Waif, which are also available from Hawthorne Classics. The Bagpipers tells the story of two sets of lovers who struggle to find their place in the rural societies of 19th-century France.

"The Tower of Percemont" by George Sand, a luminary of French literature, is a remarkable narrative set against the backdrop of the French Third Republic. This gripping novel unfolds in the scenic Auvergne region of France, interweaving the socio-political changes post-Paris Commune with the tale of a provincial lawyer embodying the rising middle-class. As the story unfolds, you'll journey into a compelling exploration of republicanism and patriarchal...

Mauprat is a novel by the French novelist George Sand about love and education. It was published in serial form in April and May 1837.Like many of Sand's novels, Mauprat borrows from various fictional genres - the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction and the historical novel. The novel's plot has been called a plot of female socialization, in which the hero is taught by the heroine how to live peacefully in society....

Le roman est réalisé pour le personnage principal, Nanon, une simple paysanne, puis une fille qui a vécu un mode de vie difficile, parfois excitant, à l'époque des événements révolutionnaires en France. L'image de l'héroïne est trop parfaite, elle est gentille, facile à utiliser, modeste, travailleuse, déterminée... Elle est prête à sacrifier son amour pour le bien-être d'un être cher

Extrait : "Nous étions, comme de coutume, réunis sous la treille. La soirée était orageuse, l'air pesant et le ciel chargé de nuages noirs que sillonnaient de fréquents éclairs. Nous gardions un silence mélancolique. On eût dit que la tristesse de l'atmosphère avait gagé nos cœurs, et nous nous sentions involontairement disposés aux larmes. Beppa surtout paraissait livrée à de douloureuses pensées." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les...

Extrait: "Il y avait une fois un père et une mère qui avaient un fils. Le fils s'appelait Gribouille, la mère s'appelait Brigoule et le père Bredouille. Le père et la mère avaient six autres enfants, trois garçons et trois filles, ce qui faisait sept, en comptant Gribouille qui était le plus petit."

Tu veux, mon amie, que je te dise la vérité ; tu me reproches d'être trop mademoiselle avec toi, comme nous disions au couvent. Il faut absolument, dis-tu que je t'ouvre mon cœur et que je te dise si j'aime M. Jacques. Eh bien ! oui, ma chère, je l'aime, et beaucoup. Pourquoi n'en conviendrais-je pas à présent ? notre contrat de mariage sera signé demain, et avant un mois nous serons unis. Rassure-toi donc, et ne t'effraie plus de voir les...