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The Siege of Calais By Edward of England : An Historical Novel
[Buy it!] | Tencin Claudine Alexandrine Guerin de; Antoine de Ferriol comte d'Pont de Veyle | USD 49.95
(Fri May 24 07:56:09 2024) | Biblio | Mike's Library | New York: Garland Publishing. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Date: 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 0824011015 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1740 edition, London: Printed for T Woodward and Paul Vaillant. "Audacious and ambitious, liberal and déclassé society leader who was famed for organizing the notorious fêtes at Saint-Cloud; fond of intrigue, highly intelligent, and imaginative, held the 1st salon where writers and artists were elevated to the same status as aristocrats (Fontenelle, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Chesterfield, and Grimm were among those who frequented)." Her illegitimate son, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert was co-editor of the Encyclopédie with Diderot. Well regarded historical novel, written later in Madame de Tencin's life, and appearing under the name of her nephew, le Comte d'Pont de Veyle. ; The Flowering Of The Novel; Ex-Library; 288 pages . 1974. Garland Publishing ISBN 0824011015 9780824011017 [US] |
