Valtesse de la Bigne
1848–1910 (age 62)
Biography
Valtesse de la Bigne wrote with charismatic honesty about Parisian life, transforming the challenges she faced into a literary voice that captured the imagination of the Belle Époque.
Her memoirs and novels continue to offer a vivid window into her era, and she rests peacefully in cimetière de Ville-d'Avray.