Marie Lion | |
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 from The Harbinger of Light. 1 May 1911 | |
| Born | 2 May 1855 Marseillan, Hérault, France |
| Died | 3 May 1922 (aged 67) Adelaide |
| Nationality | French–Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, artist, teacher |
Marie Lion (2 May 1855 – 3 May 1922) was a French–Australian novelist, artist, and teacher. For forty years she lived in Australia with her sister Berthe Mouchette, an accomplished artist and art teacher. Lion was Australia's first French novelist,[1] and the first French teacher for the Alliance française in Australia.
- ^ Butterss, Philip (2018). "Australia's First French Novelist: Marie Lion". Westerly Online. 6 (Special Issue: South Australia): 88–98.