1796
First Published
3.18
Average Rating
146
Number of Pages
Three women who have fled the French Revolution try to make new lives for themselves in Germany. Their experiences, difficulties, and choices illustrate the sentimental tradition, Enlightenment ideas, and epistolary fiction.
Avg Rating
3.18
Number of Ratings
39
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3 STARS
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Author
Isabelle de Charrière
Author · 4 books
Born near Utrecht, The Netherlands as Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken. In the Netherlands she is also known as Belle van Zuylen or Belle de Zuylen. Her parents gave her a much better education than was usual for a girl in that time. She married Charles-Emmanuel de Charrière de Penthaz in 1771 and lived the latter half of her life in Switzerland. She is now best known for her letters although she also wrote novels, pamphlets, music and plays.
