Louise Drevet
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| Native name | Louise Drevet |
| Born | Marie-Louise Chaffanel 19 December 1835 Grenoble |
| Died | 23 July 1898 (aged 62) Grenoble |
| Pen name | Léo Ferry |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Language | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Genre | novel |
| Spouse | Xavier Drevet |
Louise Drevet, née Marie-Louise Chaffanel (19 December 1835, Grenoble – 23 July 1898, Grenoble)[1] was a French novelist. She was co-founder, editor and contributor to newspaper Le Dauphiné.[1]
Life[edit]
Marie-Louise Chaffanel was born in Grenoble on 19 December 1835 to a family from Grésivaudan.[1] Her first literary work was published in Le Voeu national in 1855. In 1857, she married an editor Xavier Drevet.[2] Together they founded a newspaper Le Dauphiné with the aim to increase awareness of the Dauphiné Alps.[1]
Under the pseudonym Léo Ferry Louise Drevet wrote weekly column for Le Dauphiné and remained its editor for 35 years.[2] At the same time, under her married name Louise Drevet, she published numerous fictionalized works on Dauphinoise legends or local history, grouped under the title Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises.[1]
Her stories were so popular in the region that she was called the Walter Scott of the Dauphiné.[2] She has also collaborated on works intended to make the Dauphiné better known, such as Les Promenades en Dauphiné.[1] Although it is difficult to estimate the exact number of her publications, Louise Drevet, is said to have written more than 60 novels, short stories and legends.[2]
Louise Drevet died on 23 July 1898 in Grenoble.[1]
A street in Grenoble is named after her.[3]
Works (selection)[edit]
- Dauphiné bon cœur, 1876[4]
- La Perle du Trièves, 1883[5]
- Iserette, 1888[6]
- Héros sans gloire, 1889[7]
- Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises, 1891[8]
- Le Petit-fils de Bayard, 1892[9]
- La Dernière Dauphine, Béatrix de Hongrie[10]
- Philis de Charce, 1893[11]
- Les Légendes de Paladru, 1896[12]
- Une aventure de Mandrin, 1898[13]
- La Maison des îles du Drac, 1898[14]
- Les Bessonnes du Manilier[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bibliothèque dauphinoise : Louise Drevet". www.bibliotheque-dauphinoise.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ a b c d Lionel. "Louise DREVET alias Léo Ferry | Association" (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "French-adress.com : Grenoble LOUISE DREVET 380 185 4528 U toutes les adresses certifiées de France". adresse-francaise.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1876). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. VIII. Dauphiné-bon-coeur, par Mme Louise Drevet (in French). Grenoble: Drevet. OCLC 457986268.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1883). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. La Perle du Trièves (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986387.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1888). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. Isèrette (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986337.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1889). Héros sans gloire ... (in French). Grenoble: Drevet. OCLC 43144976.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1891). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. La Guette de Saint-Maurice de Vienne (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986325.
- ^ Drevet, Louise Chafanel (1892). Le petit-fils de Bayard (in French). Grenoble: Drevet. OCLC 867053767.
- ^ Drevet, Louise; Drevet, Louise. La dernière Dauphine ; Béatrix de Hongrie (in French). Grenoble. OCLC 696016233.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1893). Philis de La Charce et l'invasion du Dauphiné en 1692 (in French). Limoges: E. Ardant. OCLC 82197231.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1896). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. Les Légendes de Paladru ... (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986342.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1998). Une aventure de Mandrin: la vie en Dauphiné au moment des exploits du célèbre contrebandier (in French). Nîmes: C. Lacour. ISBN 978-2-84149-699-0. OCLC 421764777.
- ^ Drevet, Louise (1898). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. La Maison des îles du Drac, scènes de la vie dauphinoise en 1815 et 1816 (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986365.
- ^ Drevet, Louise. Les Bessonnes du Manilier (in French). Grenoble: Xavier Drevet. OCLC 742940679.
