de Durfort, Claire, Duchesse de Duras, 1777-1828

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Dates

Existence: 1777 - 1828

Biography

Claire, Duchess of Duras (née de Kersaint; 1777–1828) was a French writer best known for her 1823 novel called Ourika, which examines issues of racial and sexual equality, and which inspired the 1969 John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Claire de Durfort, Duchesse de Duras letters

Collection

Identifier: Mss 818572.1

Mss 818572.1

Date(s): 1818-10-22 to 1824-04-19

Abstract

In English.