Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (2 August 1804 – 11 September 1872), pen name Countess Dash, was a prolific French writer.

Mme la comtesse Dash

Biography

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Gabrielle de Courtiras was a daughter of M. de Courtiras, and early married the Marquis de Saint-Mars. After the loss of her fortune, she took to writing. On her remarking that she wished to write under a pseudonym, that of her favorite dog, “Dash,” was suggested, which she adopted.[1]

In many years she produced five to six novels. Her themes are mainly from the beau monde era in France and deal with themes of romantic love.

Works

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  • Le jeu de la reine, her first work (1839)
  • Les amours de Bussy-Rabutin (1850)
  • La pomme d'Eve (1853)
  • La belle aux yeux d'or (1860)
  • Les galanteries de la cour de Louis XV (1861)
  • La sorcière du roi (1861)
  • Le nain du diable (1862)
  • Les derniers amours de Mme. Dubarry (1864)
  • La bague empoisonnée (1866)
  • Comment tombent les femmes (1867)
  • Les aventures d'une jeune mariée (1870)

A collection of her works was published in 1864, in 34 volumes.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Dash, Countess" . The American Cyclopædia. Vol. V. 1879.

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