Hortense Allart | |
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 Portrait of Hortense Allart, painted by her sister Sophie Allart, Roma, 1829 (Châtenay-Malabry, Maison de Chateaubriand (Vallée-aux-Loups) | |
| Born | Hortense-Térèse-Sigismonde-Sophie Alexandrine Allart 7 September 1801 Milan, Cisalpine Republic |
| Died | 28 February 1879 (aged 77) Montlhéry, France |
| Resting place | Bourg-la-Reine, France |
| Pen name | Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx |
Hortense Allart de Méritens (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtɑ̃s alaʁ] ; pseudonym Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx; 7 September 1801 – 28 February 1879[1]) was an Italian-French feminist writer and essayist. Her novels, based on her adventures, did not have much success, except for Les enchantements de Prudence, Avec George Sand ("The Enchantment of Prudence, with George Sand") (1873), which had a succès de scandale.
- ^ Hansen (1998), p. xix