Joséphine Colomb

She was a recipient of the Montyon Prize (1875) for La fille de Carilès.

[2] Her parents were Louis (1785-1866), a doctor of medicine, and Marie Anne Julienne Perrine (Langlais) Bouchet (1790-1859).

Her books for young people were published in the "Bibliothèque des écoles et des familles" (Library of schools and families) collection of Hachette editions in Paris.

[3] Instead of featuring the usual orphans or unfortunate teenagers common in late 19th century works of juvenile fiction, Colomb constructed characters with minds of their own who often intelligently challenged adult authority.

She also published Les Béatitudes, a versified version of the Beatitudes, with music by César Franck.