Drawing from her childhood experiences of the countryside , she wrote the pastoral novels `` La Mare au Diable '' ( 1846 ) , `` François le Champi '' ( 1847 -- 1848 ) , `` La Petite Fadette '' ( 1849 ) , and `` Les Beaux Messieurs Bois-Doré '' ( 1857 ) .
Drawing from her childhood experiences of the countryside , she wrote the rural novels `` La Mare au Diable '' ( 1846 ) , `` François le Champi '' ( 1847 -- 1848 ) , `` La Petite Fadette '' ( 1849 ) , and `` Les Beaux Messieurs Bois-Doré '' ( 1857 ) .