House of George Sand

History

The House of George Sand is a writer's house museum in the village of Nohant, in the Indre department of France. It was the home of George Sand, a French author, and was purchased by the French state in 1952. The house was preserved because it was where Sand wrote many of her books and hosted some of the most important artists and writers of her time, including Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Honoré de Balzac, Ivan Turgenev, and Eugène Delacroix.

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About George Sand

Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, best known by her pen name George Sand, was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. Being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or Honoré de Balzac in Britain in the 1830s and 1840s, Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era. She has more than 50 volumes of various works to her credit, including tales, plays and political texts, alongside her 70 novels.

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Visiting

This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.