About Adine Riom
Lived 1818 – 1899 (aged 80). Adine Riom was a French poet, writer and salonnière.
Adine Riom, née Alexandrine Louise Claudine Broband (25 October 1818, in Le Pellerin – 28 August 1899, in Nantes) was a French writer, poet, and playwright.
Life Alexandrine Broband was born in Le Pellerin on 25 October 1818. She was a daughter of Louis Broband, a bodyguard of Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister Pauline.
She published several volumes of poetry under the pennames Count of Saint-Jean or Louise d'Isole. Her poetry was received with great success by the critics of the time, including Victor Hugo and Lamartine. Mobiles et zouaves bretons, 1871 Michel Marion, épisode de la guerre de l'indépendance bretonne, 1879
Poetry and Theater Plays
Oscar, poème, Nantes, 1850 Reflets de la lumière; E. Dentu et A. Guéraud, 1857 Flux et reflux, par le comte de Saint-Jean; E. Dentu & A. Guéraud, 1859 Passion, 1864 Après l'amour, sous le pseudonyme Louise d'Isole. Préface de Eugène Loudun; A. Lemerre, 1867 Merlin; A. Lemerre, 1872 Histoires et légendes bretonnes, 1873 Salomon et la reine de Saba, légende orientale, 1873 Fleurs du passé, 1880 Légendes bibliques et orientales, 1882 Les Adieux, poésies bretonnes. Préface d'Eugène Manuel; A. Lemerre, 1895 Les Oiseaux des tournelles Les femmes poètes bretonnes Le Chêne, rêve signé Louise d’Isole; Nantes, 1880
Anthology
Anthologie des poètes bretons du 17me siècle, Nantes, 1884
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Who was Adine Riom?
French poet and writer (1818-1899)
When was Adine Riom born?
Adine Riom was born on 25 October 1818 in Le Pellerin.
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Adine Riom died on 28 August 1899 in Nantes.
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Adine Riom was a poet, writer and salonnière.
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Adine Riom was French.
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