author
Juliette Adam
1836–1936
A bold voice in French letters, she used fiction, memoir, and political writing to challenge the limits placed on women and to take part in the public debates of her time. Her long life stretched from the age of revolutions into the 20th century, giving her work a rare sense of witness and range.
2 Audiobooks
The Schemes of the Kaiser
by Juliette Adam
The romance of my childhood and youth
by Juliette Adam
About the author
Born Juliette Lambert in Verberie, France, in 1836, she became known as Juliette Adam, a French author, feminist, and influential salon host. She wrote across several forms, including novels, memoirs, and political works, and built a reputation for speaking frankly about society, power, and women's lives.
She was especially active in the intellectual and political world of late 19th-century France. Her salon drew major public figures, and she founded La Nouvelle Revue, a journal that gave her an important platform in literary and political discussion. Alongside her writing, she was known for arguing against prejudice toward women and for insisting that women belonged in serious public life.
Adam lived to be nearly 100, dying in 1936, and her career left a wide footprint across French cultural history. Today she is remembered not only for the number of books she produced, but also for the energy with which she joined the big arguments of her era.