Georges de Peyrebrune

Jean-Paul Socard (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Jennifer Yee, University of Oxford
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

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Born 18 Apr 1841
Died 16 Nov 1917
Activity c. 1870-c. 1917

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Born in France
Active in France

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Peyrebrune at her desk at Chancelade. Photo Dorsène. Médiathèque de Périgueux.

On 16 July 1906, the front page of the Paris newspaper Gil Blas featured an article entitled “La Vie Littéraire: Georges de Peyrebrune jugée par ses contemporains” (Georges de Peyrebrune Judged by Her Contemporaries). Signed by Jules Bois, the article included contributions from Henri Houssaye, Catulle Mendès, Octave Mirbeau, and Armand Silvestre as well as Frédéric Mistral. All paid tribute to the talents of their fellow author, the woman writer Georges de Peyrebrune. Yet one of them, her dear friend, the historian Joseph Reinach proved particularly clear-sighted and “prophetic” – to use Bois’s term – when he wrote: “I am sure that posterity . . . will restore everyone to his place

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Citation: Socard, Jean-Paul. "Georges de Peyrebrune". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 December 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14663, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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