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SAND GEORGE: (1804-1876) - SAND GEORGE: (1804-1876) French novelist, memoirist and journalist. A.L.S., George Sand , one page, 8vo, Nohant, 4 th January 1855, to [Henri Rouy], in French. Sand asks her correspondent to ensure that La Presse is sent to her regularly, adding that she hasn't received a copy since the 1 st January, and remarking 'le correction des epreuves du feuilleton me deviendrait fort difficile si je ne pouvais me reporter aux feuilletons precedents' (Translation: 'the correction of the proofs of the serial would become very difficult for me if I could not refer to the previous serials' ). Sand further writes 'Deja, on m'a fait attendre le dernier trimestre, comme si je devais continuer mon abonnement, ce qui serait contre l'usage courant a tous les journaux......Je ne pense pas que La Presse fasse une exception si mesquine' (Translation: 'Already, I've been made to wait until the last quarter, as if I had to continue my subscription, which would be against common practice in all newspapers…..I don't think La Presse makes such a petty exception' ). Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a couple of small, light stains to the edges, not affecting the text or signature, VG Henri Rouy (1826-1878) French editor of La Presse. George Sand's autobiography Histoire de ma vie was serialised in La Presse in 1855 and has been described by critics as 'a literary masterpiece with value as a social document and a family history'.