author
Frances Wilson Huard
1885–1969
An American-born writer, translator, and lecturer, she is best known for vivid firsthand books about life in France during World War I. Her work brings together memoir, wartime observation, and a close view of everyday courage under pressure.
2 Audiobooks
My Home in the Field of Honor
by Frances Wilson Huard
With Those Who Wait
by Frances Wilson Huard
About the author
Born in New York City on October 2, 1885, Frances Wilson Huard later made her life in France and became known for writing about the war years there. She was married to the French artist and illustrator Charles Huard, and their shared life in France shaped the perspective of her best-known books.
Huard wrote memoirs including My Home in the Field of Honour (1916), My Home in the Field of Mercy (1917), and With Those Who Wait (1918). These books drew on her experiences during World War I and helped introduce English-speaking readers to the realities of civilian and medical life in wartime France.
Beyond memoir, she also worked as a translator and lecturer. She died in February 1969, and her writing remains of interest for its personal, immediate picture of France during the First World War.