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The World of George Sand / edited by Natalie Datlof, Jeanne Fuchs, and
David A. Powell; prepared under the auspices of Hofstra University.

p. cm. -- (Contributions in women's studies, ISSN 0147-104X;
no. 122)

Proceedings of the 7th George Sand Conference, held Oct. 16-18,
1986, at Hofstra University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-27584-X (alk. paper)

1. Sand, George, 1804-1876--Congresses. 2. Novelists,
French--19th century--Biography--Congresses. 3. Women and
literature--France--History--19th century--Congresses. I. Datlof,
Natalie. II. Fuchs, Jeanne. III. Powell, David A. IV. Hofstra
University. V. George Sand Conference (7th: 1986: Hofstra
University) VI. Series.

PQ2412.W6 1991

843′.7--dc20

[B] 90-46700

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Copyright © 1991 by Hofstra University

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 90-46700

ISBN: 0-313-27584-X

ISSN: 0147-104X

First published in 1991

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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The editors and publisher gratefully acknowledge the following sources for granting permission to use
copyrighted material:

Excerpts from Lélia by George Sand and translated by Maria Espinosa, 1987. Courtesy of Indiana
University Press.

The frontispiece is courtesy of artist Françoise Gilot.

"The Great Chain" is courtesy of Marilyn French.

Chapter 1 by Anne Berger was previously published in English under the title "Let's Go to the Fountain:
On George Sand and Writing," in Writing Differences: Readings from the Seminar of Hélène Cixous,
edited by Susan Sellers, Open University Press, 1988, and in French under the title "L'Apprentissage
selon George Sand," Littérature, no. 67, October 1987. By permission of Open University Press and
courtesy of Littérature.

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