Considered to be George Sand's masterpiece, “Consuelo” tells the riveting story of a gypsy singer who goes on to become one of the great contemporary opera singers. Set in mid-19th century Venice, Austria, and Bohemia, “Consuelo” takes the reader on an emotional and groundbreaking story of love and music. George Sand was one of the most important writers of the 19th century. She boldly wrote of women like herself. Women who knew what they...

Excerpt: "I wrote the Sin of Monsieur Antoine in the country, during a season of tranquillity, outward and inward, such as seldom occurs in one's life. It was in 1845, a period when criticism of society, as it was, and dreams of an ideal society attained in the press a degree of freedom of development comparable to that of the eighteenth century. Some day, perhaps, people will find it difficult to believe the trivial but exceedingly characteristic...

Indiana, a young woman stuck in a loveless marriage, is seduced by a charming neighbor who is not as polished and pure as he appears. She embarks on a journey to find real love, leading to an unexpected discovery about the object of her affection. Indiana is a young woman from French Louisiana who's married to the much older Colonel Delmare. Their union is strict and often oppressive, leaving her unfulfilled. Indiana shares their home with her cousin...

The Bagpipers is a novel by George Sand, first published in 1853. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and François the Waif, which are also available from Hawthorne Classics. The Bagpipers tells the story of two sets of lovers who struggle to find their place in the rural societies of 19th-century France.

François the Waif is a short novel by George Sand, first published in 1848. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke on the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and The Bagpipers. François the Waif tells the story of the foundling, François, and his life with his adopted mother Madeleine.

Mauprat is a novel by the French novelist George Sand about love and education. It was published in serial form in April and May 1837.Like many of Sand's novels, Mauprat borrows from various fictional genres - the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction and the historical novel. The novel's plot has been called a plot of female socialization, in which the hero is taught by the heroine how to live peacefully in society....

Extrait : "La partie sud-est du Berry renferme quelques lieues d'un pays singulièrement pittoresque. La grande route qui le traverse dans la direction de Paris à Clermont étant bordée des terres les plus habitées, il est difficile au voyageur de soupçonner la beauté des sites qui l'avoisinent. Mais à celui qui, cherchant l'ombre et le silence, s'enfoncerait dans un de ces chemins tortueux et encaissés qui débouchent sur la route à chaque...

Tu veux, mon amie, que je te dise la vérité ; tu me reproches d'être trop mademoiselle avec toi, comme nous disions au couvent. Il faut absolument, dis-tu que je t'ouvre mon cœur et que je te dise si j'aime M. Jacques. Eh bien ! oui, ma chère, je l'aime, et beaucoup. Pourquoi n'en conviendrais-je pas à présent ? notre contrat de mariage sera signé demain, et avant un mois nous serons unis. Rassure-toi donc, et ne t'effraie plus de voir les...

Extrait : "Parmi les nombreux protégés du favori Concini, don Antonio d'Alvimar, Epagnol d'origine italienne, qui signait Sciarra d'Alvamar, fut un des moins remarqués, et cependant un des plus remarquables par son esprit, son instruction et la distinction de ses manières. C'était un fort joli cavalier, dont la figure n'annonçait pas plus de vingt ans, bien qu'à cette époque il en déclarât trente."

Une édition de référence de François le Champi de George Sand, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques. « La nature est une œuvre d'art, mais Dieu est le seul artiste qui existe, et l'homme n'est qu'un arrangeur de mauvais goût. La nature est belle, le sentiment s'exhale de tous ses pores ; l'amour, la jeunesse, la beauté y sont impérissables. Mais l'homme n'a pour les sentir et les exprimer que des moyens absurdes...