Lives of the most eminent literary and scientific men of France, Vol. 2 (of 2)
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"Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of France, Vol. 2 (of 2)" is part of a biographical encyclopedia published between 1838-39. Written primarily by Mary Shelley, this volume profiles influential French writers and thinkers from the 14th to 18th centuries. Shelley portrays women sympathetically, examining their social restrictions while arguing for educational opportunities. Her work demonstrates extensive historical knowledge and emerging feminist perspectives, combining research, memoir, and personal commentary
to create compelling biographical narratives that reached more readers than her novels. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859 |
| Title | Lives of the most eminent literary and scientific men of France, Vol. 2 (of 2) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_Literary_and_Scientific_Men |
| Contents | Voltaire -- Rousseau -- Condorcet -- Mirabeau -- Madame Roland -- Madame de Staël. |
| Credits | Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Authors, French -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65361 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-65361-7 |
| Release Date | May 17, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 900 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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