Author | Countess of Ségur |
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Original title | Les Malheurs de Sophie |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Genre | Children's fiction |
Publisher | Hachette |
Publication date
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1858 |
Followed by | Good Little Girls |
Sophie's misfortunes (French: Les Malheurs de Sophie) is a 1858 novel written by Countess of Ségur. This is the first book of a trilogy, along with The Good Little Girls (1858) and The Holidays (1859).
Sophie is a naughty little girl, she delights in disobeying her mother and engaging in mischievous pranks.
In United Kingdom, the book was used as reference material to teach young girls French translation.
The book has inspired numerous film and television adaptations: