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Madame de (Henriette Elizabeth) Witt
1829–1908
A French writer with a gift for making history and moral tales approachable, she wrote for both children and general readers. Publishing as Mme de Witt, she also left a personal portrait of her father, the statesman François Guizot.
1 Audiobook
World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
by François Guizot, Madame de (Henriette Elizabeth) Witt
About the author
Born Henriette Elizabeth Guizot in Paris in 1829, she became known in print as Mme de Witt after marrying Conrad de Witt. She was the daughter of François Guizot, the historian and statesman, and she built her own literary career as a French author of children's stories and historical works.
Her writing ranged from fiction for young readers to popular history and biography. English-language records of her books include A Parisian Family and Monsieur Guizot in Private Life, 1787–1874, while reference sources describe her more broadly as a writer of children's tales and historical works.
She died in Paris in 1908. Today she is remembered as one of those 19th-century authors who helped bring history, family life, and moral storytelling to a wide reading public.