Lettres à Françoise

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Lettres à Françoise (1902), translated as "Letters to Françoise," is a book by French novelist Marcel Prévost. It is described as a collection of wise counsel for young girls. Prévost was a prolific writer, known for novels that explored the impact of Parisian society on young women, such as Les Demi-Vierges (1894). His "Letters" series, which also includes Lettres à Françoise mariée (1908) and Françoise maman (1912), was widely read and offered guidance to young women through different stages of life. Prévost was elected to the Académie Française in 1909.1

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Marcel Prévost
His Lettres à Françoise (1902; “Letters to Françoise”), Lettres à Françoise mariée (1908; “Letters to Françoise, Married”), and Françoise maman (1912; “Françoise, Mama”)—books of wise counsel to young girls—were even more widely read than his novels. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1909.
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His Lettres à Françoise (1902; “Letters to Françoise”), Lettres à Françoise mariée (1908; “Letters to Françoise, Married”), and Françoise maman (1912; “Françoise, Mama”)—books of wise counsel to young girls—were even more widely read than his novels. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1909.
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