George Sand was one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era. In her novels Sand blends the conventions of romanticism, realism and idealism. Her writing was immensely popular during her lifetime and she was highly respected by the literary and cultural elite in France. Sand's works influenced many authors including Dostoevsky, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf and Walt Whitman. This unique collection includes some of her best and most famous novels: The Devil's Pool Indiana Ma...

Ravenous for love and company the protagonist Indiana is transformed into a woman whose tender emotions harden into hatred. Amalgamating the private life of her characters to the attitudes of society Sand has created a powerful and influencing work. The work advocates that the individuals should abide by the laws of the society but should have scruples enough to live without it if required.

Indiana (1831) is an absorbing and vivid romantic novel, set partly in provincial France, partly in Paris, and partly on a tropical island. It tells the story of a beautiful and innocent young woman, married at sixteen to a much older man. She falls passionately in love with a handsome, frivolous neighbour but discovers too late that his idea of love is quite different from her own. It is only after a series of painful experiences that she comes to appreciate the silent devotion o...

Classic French short stories, in the original French, including: LE CHENE PARLANT, LE CHIEN ET LA FLEUR SACRÉE, L'ORGUE DU TITAN, CE QUE DISENT LES FLEURS, LE MARTEAU ROUGE LA FÉE POUSSIÈRE, LE GNOME DES HUITRES, and LA FÉE AUX GROS YEUX. According to Wikipedia: "Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and feminist.... A liaison with the writer Jules Sandeau heralded her literary debut. They...

George Sand, baronne Dudevant, est une romancière française. Elle compte parmi les écrivains les plus prolifiques, avec plus de 70 romans à son actif et 50 volumes d'œuvres diverses dont des nouvelles, des contes, des pièces de théâtre et des textes politiques.À l'image de son arrière-grand-mère, qu'elle admire, Madame Dupin, George Sand prend la défense des femmes, prône la passion, fustige le mariage et lutte contre les préjugés d'une société conservatrice. George Sand a fait sca...

Lucrezia Floriani, a worldly 30-year-old actress and the mother of 4 children with 3 different fathers, meets and falls in love with Prince Karol, a moody, introspective aristocrat.

"François the Waif" is a poignant exploration of the human condition set against the backdrop of the lush French countryside. Written in the characteristic lyrical style of George Sand, the novel intertwines themes of love, poverty, and the struggle for identity through the eyes of its eponymous protagonist, a vulnerable yet resilient young boy. Sand's narrative is rich with natural imagery and social commentary, reflecting the author's engagement with Romanticism while challenging the soc...

A tender and deeply human pastoral tale, The Devil's Pool by George Sand is a luminous portrait of rural life, quiet resilience, and the healing power of simple love. Set in the serene French countryside, this short yet profoundly moving novel captures the rhythms of peasant existence with warmth, realism, and poetic beauty. The story follows Germain, a widowed farmer and devoted father who, after the death of his wife, is encouraged to remarry for the sake of his children and his househol...

Lucrezia Floriani, a worldly 30-year-old actress and the mother of 4 children with 3 different fathers, meets and falls in love with Prince Karol, a moody, introspective aristocrat.

Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin was born on the 1st July, 1804, in Paris, France, to an unconventional family who were from different classes—her father being from noble lineage whilst her mother from rather more modest origins.Following her father’s early death, Sand was raised by her aristocratic grandmother at the family estate in Nohant, which she later inherited at 17. The house and surrounding countryside was a profound influence on her writing which often highlighted pastoral t...

A strange and compelling tale of love and a powerful crystal world While working for his uncle, Alexis Hartz is introduced to Laura who shares his scientific interests, and in particular his fascination for crystals. To his amazement Laura has discovered a way to enter this alluring world and together they travel the vast and glittering landscape. But it cannot last forever. Its symbolist exploration of young love ... is endearingly eccentric. --The Times Cracked geodes. Circular waterfall...

Published in 1837, George Sand's *Mauprat* is at once a Gothic family saga, a Bildungsroman, and a philosophical romance of moral transformation. Its narrator, Bernard de Mauprat, recounts his emergence from a brutal, feudal lineage into ethical and intellectual maturity under the influence of his cousin Edmée, whose independence, rationality, and compassion challenge the violence of aristocratic patriarchy. Combining adventure, suspense, psychological introspection, and dialogue shaped by...