âŠoriginal works were nevertheless attempted: Eudore Evanturelâs PremiĂšres poĂ©sies (1878; âFirst Poemsâ) broke with conventional imagery, and Quebecâs first woman novelist, Laure Conan (the pen name of Marie-Louise-FĂ©licitĂ© Angers), published a sophisticated psychological novel, AngĂ©line de Montbrun (1881â82; Eng. trans. AngĂ©line de Montbrun).
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