Ève Paul-Margueritte (5 February 1885 – 16 July 1971) was a French-language writer, the author of many sentimental novels. After she was widowed and her sister, Lucie Paul-Margueritte, was divorced, they lived and worked together, co-authoring at least two books, and several translations. She translated from English to French works by Alice and Claude Askew,

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, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Garrett P. Serviss,

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Lilian Turner, Paul Urquhart, and A. M. Williamson. Paul-Margueritte was the recipient of the "Prix Jean-Jacques-Berger", for ''Auteuil et Passy'', 1947, and the "Prix Georges-Dupau", 1950, from the

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Biography

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. She was the daughter of Paul Margueritte, the niece of Victor Margueritte, and the granddaughter of

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. In 1919, she married Charles Gaucher (1877-1927). After Ève was widowed and Lucie divorced, the sisters lived together, raising the former's son and living off their writings. With Lucie, Paul-Margueritte translated many English-language novels, including

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. Both of the sisters were members of the first women's gastronomic club, the "Club des belles perdrix". Ève Paul-Margueritte died in

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, 16 July 1971, and is buried, along with her sister, in the Cimetière d'Auteuil.

Awards and honours

* 1947, Prix Jean-Jacques-Berger, for ''Auteuil et Passy'' * 1950, Prix Georges-Dupau from the

Selected works

Books

Auteuil et Passy 1947 by Eve and Lucie Paul-Marguerite

* ''La Folle Poursuite'' (1922) * ''La Rencontre de minuit'' (1926) * ''Les Sainte-Catherine'' (1927) * ''Le Sortilège'' (1928) * ''La Fiancée captive'' (1929) * ''La Souricière'' (1929) * ''Circé ou l'Envers de la tapisserie'' (1937) * ''Auteuil et Passy'' (1947; with Lucie Paul-Margueritte) * ''Le Chalet rouge'' (1955) * ''Deux frères, deux sœurs, deux époques littéraires'' (1951; with Lucie Paul-Margueritte)

Short stories

* "La Prison blanche" (1917), in Collection Stella, no. 172; first appeared in ''L'Écho de Paris'' (1915) * "L'Énigmatique Marielle" (1933), in ''Les Beaux Romans dramatiques'', no. 67 * "Coup double" (1941), in Collection Stella, no. 516 * "Le Secret d'une vendetta" (1941), in Collection Stella, no. 502

Translations

* ''Rip, l'homme qui dormit vingt ans et autres contes d'Amérique'' * ''La Bien-aimée'' (1909); from ''The Well-beloved'', by

* ''Anna l'aventureuse'' (1909), from a story by E. Phillips Oppenheim * ''L'Ombre'' (1909), from a story by Paul Urquhart * ''Le Second Déluge'', (1912, with Lucie Paul-Margueritte); from ''The Second Deluge'', by Garrett P. Serviss * ''La Belle aux cheveux d'or'' (1912, with Lucie Paul-Margueritte); from a story by Alice and Claude Askew * ''Sept belles pécheresses: Duchesse de Chateauroux, Duchesse de Kendal, Catherine II de Russie, Duchesse de Kingston, Comtesse de Lamotte, Duchesse de Polignac, Lola Montes'' (1913, with Lucie Paul-Margueritte); from ''Seven splendid sinners'', by W. R. H. ( (William Rutherford Hayes)) Trowbridge * ''Thyrza'' (1913); from George Gissing * ''Deux yeux bleus'' (1913); from ''A pair of blue eye'', by Thomas Hardy * ''L'Araignée noire'' (1914); from a story by Frank Barrett * ''Vers les étoiles'' (1914, with Lucie Paul-Margueritte); from ''Stairways to the Stars'' by Lilian Turner * ''Le Chevalier de la rose blanche'' (1918, with Lucie Paul-Margueritte); from a story by

* ''L'enveloppe aux cachets d'or'' (1919; from a story by Alice Muriel Williamson * ''L'homme de la nuit'' (1920, with Lucie Paul-Margueritte); from ''

'', by

References

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