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Mathilde Alanic
1864–1948
A French novelist and short-story writer, she built a wide readership with warm, sentimental fiction written for family audiences. Publishing both under her own name and the pen name Miranda, she became a familiar presence in French literary magazines and popular books of the early 20th century.
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Derrière le voile : roman
by Mathilde Alanic
About the author
Born in Angers on November 10, 1864, Mathilde Alanic was a French writer best known for sentimental novels and short stories. She also used the pen name Miranda, and her work appeared in a range of French periodicals before reaching readers in book form.
Her fiction was widely read in the first decades of the 20th century and included titles such as Ma cousine Nicole, La Petite Miette, Les roses refleurissent, and Le mariage de Hoche. Reference sources describe her as a writer for a broad family readership, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France notes that she was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1929.
Alanic died in Angers on October 20, 1948. Though not as widely known today as some of her contemporaries, she remains part of the rich tradition of French popular fiction, especially writing centered on feeling, domestic life, and resilient characters.