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Original title
  
Les Malheurs de Sophie

Language
  
French

Publication date
  
1858

Author
  
Countess of Segur

Publisher
  
Hachette

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Country
  
France

Genre
  
Children's fiction

Originally published
  
1858

Illustrator
  
Horace Castelli

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Followed by
  
Camille and Madeleine: A Tale of Two Perfect Little Girls

Adaptations
  
Sophie's Misfortunes (2016), The Misfortunes of Sophie (1945)

Similar
  
Countess of Segur books, Classical Studies books

French novel les malheurs de sophie chapitre 8 by countess of s gur


Sophie's misfortunes (French: Les Malheurs de Sophie) is a 1858 novel written by Countess of Ségur. This is the first book of a trilogy, along with The Good Little Girls (1858) and The Holidays (1859).

Contents

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Plot

Sophie is a naughty little girl, she delights in disobeying her mother and engaging in mischievous pranks.

About

In United Kingdom, the book was used as reference material to teach young girls French translation.

Main characters

  • Sophie de Réan
  • Monsieur and Madame de Réan, Sophie's parents
  • Paul d'Auber, Sophie's cousin
  • Camille and Madeleine de Fleurville, Sophie's friends

    • Cinema and television

    The book has inspired numerous film and television adaptations:

  • Sophie's Misfortunes (1946 film), by Jacqueline Audry.
  • Sophie's Misfortunes (1979 film), by Jean-Claude Brialy.
  • Sophie's Misfortunes (2016 film), by Christophe Honoré.

    • References

    Sophie's Misfortunes Wikipedia
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