Dudevant

[ French dyduh-vahn ]

/ French düdəˈvɑ̃ /

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Madame A·man·dine Lu·cile Au·rore

[French a-mahn-deen ly-seel oh-rawr]. /French a mɑ̃ˈdin lüˈsil oʊˈrɔr/. Sand, George.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

At last Madame Dudevant made up her mind to go to Paris and try her luck in literature.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Aurore Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, one of the most celebrated authoresses of the nineteenth century.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
Madame Dudevant laid aside her pencil and took up the pen—not to lay it down again.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett
The journals added fuel to the fire by their remarks and criticisms, and at once Madame Dudevant was a great authoress.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

She left M. Dudevant at Nohant, resigning her fortune, and proceeded to Paris, where she was hard pressed to find a living.
Mauprat|George Sand