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The incredible life of novelist George Sand is explored with a particular focus on her romance with the famed musician Frédéric Chopin.
Aurore Dupin, who later became known as George Sand, was one of the most successful French novelists of the 19th century.
11/3/1974
After nine years of an unhappy marriage Aurore Dudevant has left her husband and two children and gone to Paris. Living with Jules Sandeau - she is consumed with her ambition to become a writer.
11/10/1974
Aurore Dudevant has left her husband and two children; achieved literary success in Paris and become known as George Sand.
11/17/1974
George Sand's 13-year-old marriage to Casimir has now degenerated beyond repair.
11/24/1974
Having just met the young Polish composer, Chopin, George Sand is determined to know him better.
12/1/1974
George Sand has settled down with Chopin, but her children are growing up and causing problems.
12/8/1974
In a France torn with political unrest, George Sand is notorious both for her private behaviour and her political beliefs.
12/15/1974