Sand, George

Cultural  

1. The nom de plume of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, a nineteenth-century French author. In works such as Indiana and Lélia, she advocated freedom and independence for women.

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Example Sentences

But for women, pseudonymity has had a special role: as a means of achieving credibility by posing as men, as George Sand, George Eliot and the Brontë sisters did in the 19th century.

From Economist • Oct. 5, 2016

Sand, George, xiv, 76; Frederic Chopin and, xiv, 96; Franz Liszt and, xiv, 194; on the influence of Rousseau, ix, 387.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

Her pen name was George Bishop: following the example of the three Georges so dear to the believer in sexless literature—George Sand, George Eliot and George Egerton.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

Sand, George, in Madrid during the war, iii.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Sand, George, and A. de Musset, 2, 63; mentioned, 1, 106, 182, 183.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William