Countess Dash

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Gabrielle-Anna-Cisterne de Courtiras, Vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (August 2, 1804, Poitiers - September 11, 1872), nom de plume Countess Dash was a French writer.

Born into a noble and wealthy family, countess Dash married early and took after the loss of her fortune to writing. In many years, she produced five to six novels. Her themes are mainly from the beau monde and deal with the travails of love.

[edit] Works

  • Les amours de Bussy-Rabutin (1850)
  • La pomme d'Eve (1853)
  • Les galanteries de la cour de Louis XV (1861)
  • Les derniers amours de Mad. Dubarry (1864)
  • Comment tombent les femmes (1867)
  • Les aventures d'une jeune mariĆ©e (1870)