Chapter 5

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George Sand: generalities about her--Note on _Elle et Lui_, etc., and on _Un Hiver a Majorque_--Phases of her work--_Indiana_--_Valentine_--_Lelia_--The moral of the group and its tragi-comedy--_Consuelo_--Much better in parts--The degeneration--Recovery; but not maintained quite to the end--_La Comtesse de Rudolstadt_--The "making good" of _Lucrezia Floriani_--The story--Its balance of power--The "Idylls": _La Petite Fadette_--_La Mare au Diable_--_Francois le Champi_--Others: _Mauprat_--_La Daniella_--_Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Dore_--_Le Marquis de Villemer_--_Mlle. La Quintinie_--_Flamarande_--Summary and judgment--Style--Conversation and description.