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Jacques Fréhel
1861–1918
A French writer who published under the pen name Jacques Fréhel, she moved between novels, short fiction, poetry, and children's books at the turn of the twentieth century. Her work has also been linked to the feminist newspaper La Fronde, giving her writing a place in the lively literary culture of her time.
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Bretonne
by Jacques Fréhel
About the author
Born Alice Télot in 1861, this French author wrote under the name Jacques Fréhel and was also identified in library sources as Mme Jules Martin. Reference records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Académie française list her as an author active across fiction and children's literature.
Published information about her life is limited, but available sources connect her with Brittany and note that she wrote novels, stories, poems, and books for younger readers. Modern publishers and library references also describe her as a contributor to La Fronde, the newspaper famously written entirely by women.
She died in 1918. Although she is not widely known today, surviving editions and archival records show a writer with a varied body of work and a distinctive place in French literary history.