Craven, Pauline (1808–1891)

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Craven, Pauline (1808–1891)

French novelist. Name variations: Madame Augustus Craven; Madame Craven; Pauline de la Ferronays. Born Pauline Marie Armande Aglaé de la Ferronays (also seen as de la Ferronnays) 1808 in London, England; died in Paris, April 1 or 2, 1891; m. Augustus Craven.

Wrote 3 biographical and devotional works, Récit d'une soeur, souvenirs de famille (1866), Le Travail d'une âme, étude d'une conversion (1877) and Une Année de méditations (1881); also published novels, Anne Séverin (1868), Fleurange (1871), Le Mot de l'Enigme (1874), Eliane (1882) and Le Valbriant (1886), as well as historical and biographical studies.