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b. 1846
A prolific French writer for young readers, she built a long career around lively moral tales, historical stories, and books about animals. Writing under the name Marie de Grandmaison, she became a familiar presence in late 19th- and early 20th-century children's publishing.
Marie de Grandmaison was the pen name of Marie-Félicie Dufour (1846–1933), a French novelist and children's author. Library and bibliographic sources identify her as Marie-Félicie Dufour, épouse Melchior, and list a substantial body of work published under the name Marie de Grandmaison.
Her books were especially aimed at younger audiences and often centered on family life, virtue, adventure, and the natural world. Surviving catalog records show titles ranging from stories for children to works about dogs and other animals, suggesting a writer who was both productive and versatile.
Although she is not widely known today, her work circulated enough to be preserved by major French library collections, and she is remembered as one of the many authors who helped shape popular reading for children in France during her era.