# Mauprat

By George Sand.

"Mauprat" by George Sand is a novel published in 1837. This Gothic romance follows Bernard Mauprat, a nobleman raised by violent kinsmen who becomes a brutalized outcast. When he helps his cousin Edmée escape captivity, he extracts a promise of marriage through threat. What follows is a gradual courtship that challenges traditional gender roles and questions women's education in society. Blending elements of "Beauty and the Beast" with social commentary, Sand crafts a story of transformation that culminates in a dramatic trial scene where love and redemption hang in the balance. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Stanley Young
- Subjects: Women's rights -- Fiction; Women -- France -- Fiction

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