First well-known female French writer. Her books include "Lélia", "Simon", "Mattéo", "La Mare au Diable", "Consuelo", "François le Champi", "La petite Fadette" and "Elle et Lui" (about the love she shared with Alfred de Musset). A romantic writer who enjoyed writing about nature and country life.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.