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Feb 2020
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George Sand: Novelist, Muse and Gender B...

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She was an incredibly famous writer of incredible output. Her behavior and personal style were almost as talked about as her novels, and these factors combined made her into a figure that was admired by many, despised by some, and completely fascinating.

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