Ewelina Hańska Ewelina Hańska Eveline Hańska (Ewelina, née Rzewuska, 6 January c. 1805 – 11 April 1882) was a Polish noblewoman best known for her marriage to French novelist Honoré de Balzac. Born at the Wierzchownia estate in Volhynia, (now Ukraine) Hańska married landowner Wacław Hański (Wenceslas Hanski) when she was a teenager. Hański, who was about 20 years her senior, suffered from depression. They had five children, but only a daughter, Anna, survived. In the late 1820s, Hańska began reading Balzac's novels, and in 1832, she sent him an anonymous letter. This began a decades-long correspondence in which Hańska and Balzac
Hugh Atkinson (novelist) a dramatic film entitled "Weekend of Shadows". He wrote the screenplays for both films, and also for "L’amante végétale", a short story which was made into a film in French, directed by Jean Valmont. Hugh Atkinson was made an Emeritus Fellow of the Literature Board of the Australia Council. He died in 1994. Hugh Atkinson (novelist) Hugh Geddes Atkinson (19241994) was an Australian novelist, journalist, screenwriter and documentary film maker. Hugh Atkinson was born in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. In the course of his career, he worked at various jobs in the media industry in England, Germany, India, the