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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Sand, George

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

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 James Huneker

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 Elbert Hubbard

Sand, George, her works read by Mrs. Howe, 58, 206.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Julia Ward Howe

Sand, George, 15, 16, 19, 39, 40, 43, 81, 204, 246, 247, 391, 436.

From Franz Liszt by James Huneker