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G. Bruno
1833–1923
Best known by the pen name G. Bruno, this French writer helped shape generations of schoolchildren with lively, patriotic educational books. Her most famous work, Le Tour de la France par deux enfants, became a landmark of classroom reading in the early French Third Republic.
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Le tour de la France par deux enfants
by G. Bruno
About the author
Born Augustine Tuillerie in Laval on July 31, 1833, she wrote under the name G. Bruno and became one of the best-known educational authors in France. She is especially remembered for books written for children and schools, combining storytelling with lessons about history, geography, and civic life.
Her most famous book, Le Tour de la France par deux enfants, was widely read and became closely linked with the ideals of the French Third Republic. She also wrote other instructional works aimed at young readers, helping make classroom learning more vivid and accessible.
Augustine Tuillerie died in Paris on July 8, 1923. Nearly a century later, G. Bruno remains an important name in the history of French education and children's literature.