br une ▁or ▁Georges ▁de ▁P ey re br une , ▁and ▁Jud ic is ▁de ▁la ▁Mir ando le ; ▁pseud onym s ▁Hun ed elle , ▁Marco , ▁and ▁Pet it ▁Bob ; ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁French ▁proto - f em in ist ▁Belle ▁É poque ▁writer ▁of ▁popular ▁nov els . ▁She ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁read ▁women ▁in ▁France ", ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁women ▁novel ists . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Pierre br une , ▁a ▁ham let ▁of ▁Sainte - Or se , ▁D ord ogne ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁she ▁transformed ▁" Pierre br une " ▁to ▁" P ey re br une ", ▁making ▁it ▁her ▁family ▁name . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Fran ço ise ▁Th ér èse ▁C é line ▁Jud ic is ▁and ▁Georges ▁John ston , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁local ▁land - owner . ▁ ▁She ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁literary ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁Rev ue ▁des ▁deux ▁Mond es , ▁where ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁nov els ▁were ▁serial ised . ▁In ▁Paris , ▁she ▁met ▁Ar s ène ▁H ouss aye , ▁who , ▁after ▁having ▁read ▁her ▁Marco ▁manuscript ▁inter ced ed ▁on ▁her ▁beh alf ▁with ▁the ▁magazine ▁editor ▁François ▁Bul oz . ▁P ey re