Countess Dash
Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (2 August 1804 – 11 September 1872), pen name Countess Dash, was a prolific French writer.
Biography
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
- 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
- ^ a b "Dash, Countess". The American Cyclopædia.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). . The American Cyclopædia.
- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- The Online Books Page
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