French writer and literary critic René Boylesve was born #OTD in 1867.
One of Boylesve's most famous works is the novel "La Becquée" (1893), which tells the story of a young woman's coming of age in rural France. Another notable work by Boylesve is "Mademoiselle Cloque" (1899), a novel that explores the complexities of love and marriage in bourgeois society.
Books by René Boylesve at PG:
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