Frances Wilson Huard

Frances Wilson Huard
Frances Wilson Huard was an American author and illustrator best known for her vivid memoirs about life in France during World War I. She moved to France after marrying French artist Charles Huard and lived there through the war, documenting her experiences. Her books, including "My Home in the Field of Honour" (1916) and "With Those Who Wait" (1918), provide a unique perspective on wartime civilian life. Huard's works are notable for their personal anecdotes, insights into French culture, and her portrayal of the war's impact on everyday life.

Author's Books:


I The third week in July found a very merry gathering at the Chateau de Villiers. (Villiers is our summer home situated near Marne River, sixty miles or an hour by train to Paris.) Nothing, I think, could have been farther from thoughts than the idea of war. Our May Wilson Preston, the artist; Mrs. Chase, the editor of a well-known woman's magazine; Hugues Delorme, the French artist; and numerous... more...

WITH THOSE WHO WAIT I Once upon a time there wasn't any war. In those days it was my custom to drive over to Château-Thierry every Friday afternoon. The horses, needing no guidance, would always pull up at the same spot in front of the station from which point of vantage, between a lilac bush and the switch house, I would watch for the approaching express that was to bring down our week-end... more...