ISABELLE DE CHARRIERE

Mon fils, je vous enverrai à l'heure même tout ce gros cahier. Lisez, méditez ; c'est à vous d'achever de corriger, de perfectionner votre éducation. Nul homme ne peut réunir tous les talents, tous l

Isabelle de Charrière, issue d’une riche famille hollandaise, fit un mariage médiocre, épousant le précepteur de ses frères. Elle vécut dans un petit château suisse près de Neuchâtel qu’elle ne quitt

"Mon fils, je vous enverrai à lheure même tout ce gros cahier. Lisez, méditez ; cest à vous dachever de corriger, de perfectionner votre éducation. Nul homme ne peut réunir tous les talents, tous les

The only available English translation of writings by an Enlightenment-era Dutch aristocrat, writer, composer-and woman.Born Dutch, noble, and free-spirited, Isabelle de Charriere (also known as Belle de Zuylen) was an enlightened woman whose writings-not unlike Jane Austens-tackled the intricacies of high society, particularly in matters of love. Published when she was only twenty- two, "The Nobleman" is aPersuasion-like tale whose heroine challenges her stodgy father in order to marry a man of unassuming ancestry. But Charriere did not confine herself to simple marriage plots and country courtships. Another story, "Eagonlette and Suggestina," is a thinly veiled critique of Marie Antoinette, cleverly disguised as a fairy tale. The Nobleman and Other Romances will delight fans of Jane Austen and Enlightenment-era French literature.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.