Honorine d'Userche

by Isabelle de Charriere, Caroline Omolesky (Translator)

Overview

A willful, precocious girl from an aristocratic family falls madly in love at a tender age with an orphaned boy slightly her elder whose birth is obscure, but whose character and physique epitomize all that is charming. Through the tale of these children the eighteenth century novelist Isabelle de Charriere offers a haunting and original portrayal of French society on the brink of revolution. Charriere's Honorine d'Userche, a philosophical exploration of the double-edged principles of Enlightenment, is the second title in Messidor Press' series of rediscovered French classics.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016313603
Publisher:	Messidor Press
Publication date:	02/16/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	97 KB

About the Author

Isabelle de Charriere, also known as Belle van Zuylen, was one the strongest female voices of the eighteenth century, with a body of work including novels, short stories, essays, plays, translations, a voluminous correspondence, and even musical compositions. Still renowned in her native Netherlands, her writings are deserving of a wider international audience.