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From an Original Picture given by herself to the Countess of Sandwichand by the present Earl of Sandwich to Mr Walpole 1757
NINON DE L’ENCLOS
AND HER CENTURY
BY
M. C. ROWSELL
AUTHOR OF
“THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE,” “TRAITOR OR PATRIOT,” “THORNDYKE
MANOR,” “MONSIEUR DE PARIS,” ETC. ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BRENTANO’S
NEW YORK
HURST & BLACKETT, LIMITED
LONDON
1910
Printed in Great Britain
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Chapter I | 1 |
| Birth—Parentage—“Arms and the Man”—A Vain Hope—ContrabandNovels—A Change of Educational System—Ninon’sEndowments—The Wrinkle—A Letter to M. de L’Enclos andWhat Came of it—A Glorious Time—“Troublesome Huguenots”—TheChâteau at Loches, and a New Acquaintance—“When Greekmeets Greek”—The Prisoners—“Liberty”—The Shades ofNight—Vagabonds? or Two Young Gentlemen of Consequence?—TiredOut—A Dilemma—Ninon Herself Again—Consolation. | |
| Chapter II | 14 |
| Troublesome Huguenots—Madame de L’Enclos—An Escapade andNurse Madeleine—Their Majesties—The Hôtel Bourgogne—TheEnd of the Adventure—St Vincent de Paul and his Charities—DyingPaternal Counsel—Ninon’s New Home—Duelling—Richelieuand the Times. | |
| Chapter III | 27 |
| A Life-long Friend—St Evrémond’s Courtly Mot—Rabelais v.Petronius—Society and the Salons—The Golden Days—The Manin Black. | |
| Chapter IV | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |