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Zulma Carraud
1796–1889
A French writer remembered for children's books and school texts, she also played a remarkable behind-the-scenes role in literary history as a close friend and trusted correspondent of Honoré de Balzac. Her life joined practical teaching, family life, and a lasting place in nineteenth-century French letters.
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La petite Jeanne; ou, Le devoir
by Zulma Carraud
About the author
Born in Issoudun on March 24, 1796, Zulma Carraud was a French author who became known especially for books for young readers and educational works. She studied at a boarding school where she met Laure de Balzac, beginning a friendship that led to a lifelong connection with Honoré de Balzac.
She married François Michel Carraud in 1816 and wrote fiction and instructional books shaped by a strong interest in education and moral formation. Among the works most often associated with her are La Petite Jeanne ou le devoir and Maurice ou le travail, which helped build her reputation as a writer for children.
Carraud is also remembered as one of Balzac's closest friends and confidantes. Their long correspondence shows her as an attentive reader and frank critic, someone whose judgment he valued over many years. She died in Paris on April 24, 1889.