George Sand

author

George Sand

1804–1876

A fearless French novelist of the Romantic era, she wrote with unusual freedom about love, society, and country life. Her books helped make her one of the most famous and widely read women writers of 19th-century Europe.

98 Audiobooks

Gabriel

Gabriel

by George Sand

François the waif

François the waif

by George Sand

Le meunier d'Angibault

Le meunier d'Angibault

by George Sand

Un hiver à Majorque

Un hiver à Majorque

by George Sand

Metella

Metella

by George Sand

Simon

Simon

by George Sand

Mauprat

Mauprat

by George Sand

La Mare au Diable

La Mare au Diable

by George Sand

Les maîtres sonneurs

Les maîtres sonneurs

by George Sand

The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters

The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters

by George Sand, Gustave Flaubert

Mauprat

Mauprat

by George Sand

Pauline

Pauline

by George Sand

L'Uscoque

L'Uscoque

by George Sand

Horace

Horace

by George Sand

La Daniella, Vol. II.

La Daniella, Vol. II.

by George Sand

L'Orco

L'Orco

by George Sand

Lucrezia Floriani

Lucrezia Floriani

by George Sand

Kourroglou

Kourroglou

by George Sand

La Marquise

La Marquise

by George Sand

Leone Leoni

Leone Leoni

by George Sand

Aldo le rimeur

Aldo le rimeur

by George Sand

Mattea

Mattea

by George Sand

La Daniella, Vol. I.

La Daniella, Vol. I.

by George Sand

Cadio

Cadio

by George Sand

Lettres d'un voyageur

Lettres d'un voyageur

by George Sand

Spiridion

Spiridion

by George Sand

The snow man

The snow man

by George Sand

Vihreät sisaret

Vihreät sisaret

by George Sand

Valentine

Valentine

by George Sand

Isidora

Isidora

by George Sand

Le secrétaire intime

Le secrétaire intime

by George Sand

Césarine Dietrich

Césarine Dietrich

by George Sand

Autour de la table

Autour de la table

by George Sand

Jacques

Jacques

by George Sand

Markiisitar: Kertomus

Markiisitar: Kertomus

by George Sand

Antonia

Antonia

by George Sand

La petite Fadette

La petite Fadette

by George Sand

Elle et lui

Elle et lui

by George Sand

Indiana

Indiana

by George Sand

The Bagpipers

The Bagpipers

by George Sand

Le Piccinino

Le Piccinino

by George Sand

The Devil's Pool

The Devil's Pool

by George Sand

The Devil's Pool

The Devil's Pool

by George Sand

Lavinia

Lavinia

by George Sand

Teverino

Teverino

by George Sand

Le beau Laurence

Le beau Laurence

by George Sand

Les dames vertes

Les dames vertes

by George Sand

Cora

Cora

by George Sand

André

André

by George Sand

Légendes rustiques

Légendes rustiques

by George Sand

Adriani

Adriani

by George Sand

Tamaris

Tamaris

by George Sand

Lélia

Lélia

by George Sand

Valvèdre

Valvèdre

by George Sand

Jeanne

Jeanne

by George Sand

About the author

Born Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin in Paris in 1804, she became famous under the pen name George Sand. She was a novelist, memoirist, and journalist whose life and work challenged the expectations placed on women in her time, and she became known for her independent views as much as for her writing.

She wrote prolifically across her career, but she is especially remembered for her novels, including Valentine, Lélia, La Mare au diable, François le Champi, and La Petite Fadette. Britannica notes that she was known above all for her so-called rustic novels, many of them shaped by the landscape and rural life of Berry, where she spent much of her life at Nohant.

Her personal life drew enormous public attention, including her relationships with Alfred de Musset and Frédéric Chopin, but her lasting importance comes from the range and energy of her work. Today she remains a major figure in French literature: bold, productive, and still compelling for readers interested in art, freedom, and the emotional life.