This is a short novel from the 1840s and published in a serial form by George Sand, the pseudonym of  Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin. While George Sand is quite famous, obviously, I don’t feel like she’s got the same status as other 19th century French novelists or other 19th century female novelists working in contemporary times. This novel begins with a thematic prologue from the narrative voice (a full of life authorial voice) who discusses looking at a famous painting of Holbein, looking at a small […]