Elvire-Louise-Léonarde de Preissac, comtesse de Cerny, known as Elvire de Cerny (1818-1899) was a French writer and folklorist. [1] [2]
She lived near Dinan for many years and wrote about Breton folklore in local newspapers. [1] Her book Contes et légendes de Bretagne (1856-1898) was published in 1899 (helped by François Duine ) and reprinted several times, including in 1995. [3] Her 1861 work Saint-Suliac et ses traditions : contes et légendes d'Ille-et-Vilaine was reprinted in 1987. [4] The Breton folklorist Paul Sébillot is said to have called her "la doyenne du folklore français". [1]
She was a proponent of the theory that Napoleon was not born in Corsica but in Brittany, where he was allegedly baptised in the church of Sainte-Sève. [5]
Elvire-Louise-Léonarde de Preissac, comtesse de Cerny, known as Elvire de Cerny (1818-1899) was a French writer and folklorist. [1] [2]
She lived near Dinan for many years and wrote about Breton folklore in local newspapers. [1] Her book Contes et légendes de Bretagne (1856-1898) was published in 1899 (helped by François Duine ) and reprinted several times, including in 1995. [3] Her 1861 work Saint-Suliac et ses traditions : contes et légendes d'Ille-et-Vilaine was reprinted in 1987. [4] The Breton folklorist Paul Sébillot is said to have called her "la doyenne du folklore français". [1]
She was a proponent of the theory that Napoleon was not born in Corsica but in Brittany, where he was allegedly baptised in the church of Sainte-Sève. [5]