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Life is a succession of afflictions for the heart.
George Sand
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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
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Feminist
Journalist
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Salonnière
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Paris
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Amandine Lucile Aurore Dupin
Baroness Dudevant
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George nee Dupin Sand
Mrs. George Sand
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