On the occasion of GS
's forty-sixth birthday, in July 1850, a play which she wrote was performed at her home. By this time she was in love with a man with whom she remained...
Intertextuality and Influence
George Sand
Beginning in 1857, GS
wrote a number of novels inspired by or dedicated to her newest companion, Alexandre Damien Manceau
. These include Le diable aux champs (1857), which described their domestic life at Nohant...
Material Conditions of Writing
George Sand
After the death of a beloved grand-daughter, GS
travelled with Manceau
through Italy where she collected material for the novels Flavie, Constance Verrier, and a historical novel, Les beaux messieurs de Bois-Doré...
