Mathilde Alanic

Mathilde Alanic was born 10 November 1864, in Angers (Maine-et-Loire). Her father, Julien Louis Alanic, was an entrepreneur and a Breton house painter from the faubourg Bressigny, in Angers. Her mother was Mathilde Louise (Verdun) Alanic. in the ''Revue de l'Anjou, L'Eventail'', ==Career==

The Christmas tale, "La soutane de l'abbé Constantin", came out in 1897, and was followed by "Norbert Dys". she became a member of the Société des gens de lettres de France (SGDLF) in 1904. Between 1906 and 1923, she collaborated on three novels with Henri Gautier. In addition to Bergson, she received encouragement and inspiration from André Bellessort, René Boylesve, Adolphe Brisson, Alberic Cahuet, François Coppée, Camille Flammarion, Ernest Flammarion, Georges Lecomte, and Albert Sorel. Her works were appreciated outside France, especially in Belgium and Switzerland. Her works were presented as "classic reading" in schools in England and Germany. ==Awards and honours==

In 1903, she received the Montyon prize from the Académie Française for her work Ma Cousine Nicole On 3 February 1929, she was promoted Chevalier, Legion of Honour on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, for her 35-year literary career. ==Death and legacy==

Mathilde Alanic died 20 October 1948 (aged 84) in the city of her birth. Streets in Angers and in Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou are named in her honor. == Selected works ==

• Norbert Dys, 1899 • Le Maître du Moulin-Blanc, 1902 • Ma cousine Nicole, 1902 • Mie Jacqueline, 1903 • Les Espérances, 1906 • ''Le devoir d'un fils'', 1906 • La Gloire de Fonteclaire, 1907 • La romance de Joconde, 1908 • Aime et tu renaîtras, 1908 • La fille de la sirène, 1909 • Les Espérances, Collection Stella, no. 4 • ''L'oiseau couleur du temps'' • Francine chez les gens de rien • Monette, Collection Stella, no. 56 • La Petite Miette, 1911 • La Petite Guignolette • ''Et L'amour dispose'', 1911 • Le soleil couchant, 1913 • Les roses refleurissent, Plon 1919 • Nicole mariée, 1920 • Nicole Maman, 1921 • Aimes et tu renaitras, 1921 • Le Sachet de lavande, 1924 • ''L'aube du cœur'', 1925 • Le Mariage de Hoche, 1928 • Les Loups Sur La Lande, 1928 • Anne et le Bonheur, 1930 • Étoiles dans la nuit, 1932 • Les Danaïdes, 1934 • Les remous du passés,1935 • Féli, 1936 • Nicole et les temps nouveaux, 1939 • ''Le fuseau d'or'', 1941 • La Cinquième Jeunesse de Mme Ermance, 1944 ==References==