author
Jeanne Schultz
1862–1910
A French novelist with a gift for graceful, light-toned storytelling, she is best remembered for La Neuvaine de Colette, a popular novel later translated into English as The Story of Colette. She also published some work under the pen name Philippe Saint-Hilaire.
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La neuvaine de Colette
by Jeanne Schultz
Jean de Kerdren
by Jeanne Schultz
La main de Sainte Modestine
by Jeanne Schultz
About the author
Born in Paris on March 28, 1862, Jeanne Schultz was a French novelist who spent her life in the city and died there on July 20, 1910. French reference sources identify her as a novelist, and note that some of her books first appeared under the pseudonym Philippe Saint-Hilaire before later being reissued under her own name.
Her best-known work is La Neuvaine de Colette, first published in 1887. The novel was widely read, was recognized by the Académie française, and reached English-language readers as The Story of Colette. Alongside her adult fiction, she also wrote books for younger readers.
Though she is not widely known today, her work has had a long afterlife through reprints, library holdings, and public-domain editions. That continuing presence suggests the quiet appeal of her fiction: elegant, readable, and warmly attentive to character.