The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Dash, Countess

DASH, Countess, the pseudonyme of a French authoress, born in Paris about 1805, died there, Sept. 9, 1872. She was a daughter of M. de Courteras, and married the marquis de St. Mars. Reverses of fortune made her seek a literary career; and on her remarking that she wished to write under an assumed name, that of her favorite dog “Dash” was suggested, which she adopted. Her first work, Le jeu de la reine, was published in 1839. Prominent among her works are La belle aux yeux d'or (1860), Les galanteries de la cour de Louis XV^e and La sorcière du roi (1861), Le nain du diable (1862), Les dernières amours de Mme. Dubarry (1864), and La bague empoisonnée (1866). A collection of her works was published in 1864, in 34 volumes.