George Sand

Overview

George Sand (née Amandine Aurore Dupin) born Paris, France July 1, 1804 (d. 1876). Prolific novelist, playwright; successful appeal to power of Louis Napoleon for prisoners.

Quotations

To Napoleon on behalf of prisoners: "I beg you with tears in my eyes and with blood streaming from my heart: Stay your hand, conqueror!" (Jan. 20, 1852, Correspondence; photo Alcide Lorenz caricature as Min. of Information 1848)