Jane de la Vaudère (15 April 1857 – 26 July 1908) was the pen name of Jeanne Scrive, a French novelist, poet and playwright. Jane de la Vaudere was born on 15 April 1857 in

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. Her father was a famous doctor, Gaspard-Léonard Scrive, Surgeon-General of the French Army during the

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. She is considered by contemporary critics a participant in the

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and Naturalism. La Vaudère Neumont Les Androgynes

Her poetic works include ''Les Heures perdues'', ''L'Eternelle chanson'', ''Minuit'', and ''Evocation''. She is also remembered for a collection of

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novels and short stories, such as ''Les Androgynes'' (1903), ''Les Demi-Sexes'' (1897), or ''Les Sataniques'' (1897) — probably her masterpiece. She wrote exotic novels as well, including ''Les Courtisanes de Brahma'', ''La Porte de Félicité'' or ''La Gueisha amoureuse''. She collaborated with the Théâtre du Grand Guignol. Vaudere died on 26 July 1908.

Bibliography

Novels and Short Stories * ''Folie d'Opium'' * ''Mortelle étreinte'' * ''L'Anarchiste'' * ''Le Droit d'aimer'' * ''Ambitieuse'' * ''Les Demi-Sexes'' * ''Les Sataniques'' * ''Le Sang'' * ''Les Frôleurs'' * ''L'Amuseur'' * ''Trois fleurs de volupté'' * ''Le Harem de Syta'' * ''Les Mousseuses'' * ''L'Amazone du roi de Siam'' * ''La Mystérieuse'' * ''Les Androgynes'' * ''Les Courtisanes de Brahma'' * ''L'Expulsée'' * ''La Gesha amoureuse'' * ''Les Confessions galantes'' * ''Rien qu'amante'' * ''La Sorcière d'Ecbatane'' * ''La Porte de Félicité'' * ''Sapho : dompteuse''

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. 1857 births 1908 deaths French women writers Decadent literature French fantasy writers Women science fiction and fantasy writers Women horror writers 19th-century women writers {{France-novelist-19thC-stub