author
Marie Delorme
1836–1905
A French woman of letters from the late 19th century, she is remembered for fiction and tales that draw on everyday life and regional legend. Her surviving works suggest a writer interested in both domestic worlds and the storytelling traditions of Brittany.
2 Audiobooks
Une maison bien tenue : Conseils aux jeunes maîtresses de maison
by Marie Delorme
Yves Kerhélo
by Marie Delorme
About the author
Marie Delorme was a French author who lived from 1836 to 1905. Records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France identify her as the author of works including Contes du pays d'Armor (1890) and Les Filles du clown (Rita), showing a body of writing that ranged from regional tales to longer fiction.
Her work in Contes du pays d'Armor points to a strong interest in Breton settings and folklore, while Les Filles du clown (Rita) suggests a turn toward popular narrative and character-driven storytelling. She also appears in later editions and library catalogs connected with practical and domestic writing, which adds to the picture of a versatile writer publishing for a broad readership.
Reliable biographical detail beyond her dates and bibliography is limited in the sources I could confirm, so much of her life remains obscure. Even so, the books that survive give a clear sense of a 19th-century French literary voice shaped by popular reading culture, regional imagination, and an eye for everyday experience.