Project Gutenberg 2016-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 64 Walckenaer, C. A. (Charles Athanase) 1771 1852 Walckenaer, Charles Athanase Walckenaer, Charles Athanase, baron Mémoires touchant la vie et les ecrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (4/6) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Dame de Bourbilly, Marquise de Sévigné" is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the life and writings of Madame de Sévigné, a prominent figure in 17th-century French literature, particularly known for her correspondence which offers insights into her personal life and the societal norms of her time. The text examines her relationships, particularly with her daughter, and her experiences during the War of Louis XIV against the Netherlands. The opening of the memoir presents Madame de Sévigné's journey to the states of Brittany in 1671, highlighting her departure from Paris and her reflections during the trip. Accompanied by her uncle and son, she embraces her serene life at "Les Rochers," a retreat in the French countryside, contrasting her past at the court. The narrative also reveals her admiration for the simplicity and beauty of rural life over the complexities of court society. As she adjusts to her surroundings, she becomes engrossed in managing her estate, her gardens, and her correspondence, primarily with her daughter, showcasing the deep emotional threads that connect her experiences in the pastoral setting with her familial bonds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- Court and courtiers Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696 PQ Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Royalty Browsing: Literature 968169 968173 2024-10-21T17:39:35.365539 2023-09-22T13:51:23.119084 text/html text/html 935501 2016-06-09T13:01:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 367774 2016-06-09T13:05:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 427563 2024-10-21T17:39:51.090450 application/epub+zip 436082 2024-10-21T17:39:38.691530 application/epub+zip 408574 2024-10-21T17:39:36.650573 application/epub+zip 710195 2024-10-21T17:39:59.197498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654809 2024-10-21T17:39:49.669499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627766 2022-09-23T20:31:02.413227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 760329 760061 2024-10-21T17:39:32.776616 2023-09-22T13:51:20.729121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 760573 2016-06-09T12:59:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 275623 2016-06-09T13:05:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20845 2024-10-21T17:39:59.787419 application/rdf+xml 15784 2024-10-21T17:39:37.443556 image/jpeg 3053 2024-10-21T17:39:37.334538 image/jpeg 375182 2024-10-21T17:39:35.442550 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia