Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne. - Histoire de Monsieur... - Lot 49 - Crait + Müller

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Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne. - Histoire de Monsieur le marquis de Cressy, new edition. Amsterdam and Paris, Humblot, 1772. - 1 vol. in-12, bound in marbled calf, triple fillet, spine decorated, with the arms of Antoine Augustin Louis du Prat, marquis de Barbançon et de Nantouillet (1750-1797). - Leather spotted, spines rubbed. - 146 pp. - A great birth, a charming figure, a thousand talents, a complaisant mood, a gentle air, a false heart, a lot of finesse in the mind, the art of hiding one's vices and of knowing the weakness of others, founded his hopes: they were not disappointed. Such is described the Marquis de Cressy in this short novel by Madame Riccoboni, which Denis Diderot considered one of the best of the author. Faced with this libertine hero, both weak and ambitious, two female figures embody simplicity and innocence, the authenticity of feelings. They will be the victims of a dramatic plot that will leave the Marquis with a taste of remorse, despite his realized ambitions. Written by a woman who knew at the time a great literary fame, this novel with an incisive and rigorous style, makes, well before the Dangerous Liaisons, the portrait of a libertine and modern society.
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