Louise 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]

Native name
Louise Drevet
BornMarie-Louise Chaffanel
(1835-12-19)December 19, 1835
Grenoble
DiedJuly 23, 1898(1898-07-23) (aged 62)
Grenoble
Pen nameLéo Ferry
Occupationnovelist
LanguageFrench
CitizenshipFrench
Genrenovel
SpouseXavier Drevet

Life

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)
  • 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]
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References
  1. "Bibliothèque dauphinoise : Louise Drevet". www.bibliotheque-dauphinoise.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. Lionel. "Louise DREVET alias Léo Ferry | Association" (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. "French-adress.com : Grenoble LOUISE DREVET 380 185 4528 U toutes les adresses certifiées de France". adresse-francaise.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. Drevet, Louise (1876). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. VIII. Dauphiné-bon-coeur, par Mme Louise Drevet (in French). Grenoble: Drevet. OCLC 457986268.
  5. Drevet, Louise (1883). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. La Perle du Trièves (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986387.
  6. Drevet, Louise (1888). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. Isèrette (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986337.
  7. Drevet, Louise (1889). Héros sans gloire ... (in French). Grenoble: Drevet. OCLC 43144976.
  8. Drevet, Louise (1891). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. La Guette de Saint-Maurice de Vienne (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986325.
  9. Drevet, Louise Chafanel (1892). Le petit-fils de Bayard (in French). Grenoble: Drevet. OCLC 867053767.
  10. Drevet, Louise; Drevet, Louise. La dernière Dauphine ; Béatrix de Hongrie (in French). Grenoble. OCLC 696016233.
  11. Drevet, Louise (1893). Philis de La Charce et l'invasion du Dauphiné en 1692 (in French). Limoges: E. Ardant. OCLC 82197231.
  12. Drevet, Louise (1896). Nouvelles et légendes dauphinoises. Les Légendes de Paladru ... (in French). Grenoble: X. Drevet. OCLC 457986342.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Drevet, Louise. Les Bessonnes du Manilier (in French). Grenoble: Xavier Drevet. OCLC 742940679.


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