Madame de Sévigné - Lettres Choisies de Mmes de Sévigné, de Grignan, de Simiane, et de Maintenon - 1813

Complete set in three volumes, offering a selection of the best letters from these four illustrious women of the 17th century, who wrote to each other or to other recipients.

They highlight the art of letter writing of Madame de Sévigné, famous for her lively, elegant, and natural style, where daily observations, literary judgments, and moral reflections intertwine.

Her daughter's letters, the Countess of Grignan, extend this intimate dialogue by adding a more meditative and provincial tone.

Those of Madame de Simiane, granddaughter of Sévigné, testify to the continuity of a family tradition of refined and sensitive writing.

Finally, Madame de Maintenon's letters, wife of Louis XIV in a morganatic marriage, introduce a political and religious dimension, marked by gravity and prudence.

The collection forms a mosaic of female voices that illustrate the richness of French epistolary culture, revealing both social networks, domestic concerns, and the major spiritual and political questions of the time.

Madame de Sévigné - Selected Letters of Mmes de Sévigné, de Grignan, de Simiane, and de Maintenon - 1813 - Volumes I, II, and III - Published by Robert
538 pages.

Good condition of the bindings, books in their original red half-leather, marbled boards, signs of wear from use, marbled edges, smooth spine decorated with gold lines, gilded titles and volume numbers.

Good interior condition, some foxing, works enriched with portraits in the frontispiece.

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