Fanny Bullock Workman, a woman at the top
Every week with RetroNews, the BNF press website, back on a sports story as told by the press of the time. The anecdote sums up … Read more
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Andrée Viollis, from the “bear pit” to major reports
Andrée Viollis (1870-1950) was as famous as Albert Londres in the interwar years. A great reporter, she traveled the world, from the USSR to Afghanistan … Read more
Georgette Leblanc meets Emma Bovary
Georgette Leblanc (1869-1941), singer and actress who met with great success, did not want to be satisfied with being “the sister of”, “the companion of”, … Read more
Claire de Duras, novelist of otherness
In the 1820s, Claire de Duras was an essential social figure: her salon was brilliantly attended and her literary opinion played an important role in … Read more
Hélène Dutrieu: on two wheels or in the air, still a pioneer
Every Saturday with RetroNews, the BNF press site, a look back at a sport history as told by the press of the time. From cycling … Read more
Sarah Bernhardt, a chair story
Let’s go on an adventure aboard a balloon with Sarah Bernhardt. On the title page of this book, a chair suspended from a rope in … Read more
Marguerite Audoux, local writer
Autobiographical inspiration, Marie Claire is rooted in the memories that Marguerite Audoux wrote in school notebooks, and whose legend tells us that they were discovered … Read more
Madame de Genlis, a driving force for “female authors”
One could not have hoped for better than such a title the Woman author for this series on the too often overlooked works of women … Read more