Letters of Mlle. de Lespinasse, With Notes on her Life and Character by D'Alembert, Marmontel, de Guibert, etc., and an Introd. by C.A. Sainte-Beuve.
Letters of Mlle de Lespinasse is a collection of letters by Julie de Lespinasse, a prominent French salonni re of the eighteenth century. The letters provide a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual and social culture of the era, and are complemented by notes and commentary from some of Lespinasse's contemporaries. This edition, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley, is a valuable resource for scholars of French literature and history.
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