About this title: 1926. Madame de Charriere, or Zelide as she called herself, was born in 1740 in Zuilen, near Utrecht, under the name Isabella van Tuyll van Serooskerken. She was a writer and composer whose written work was influenced by Diderot and Rousseau. Her philosophically reflective and psychologically astute novels, which included Three Women and Caliste, or Letters Written from Lausanne, were not only critical of moral conventions but also anticipated mid-nineteenth-century ideas of emancipation. The author of this biography, Geoffrey Scott, was an architect and close friend of Edith Wharton. Scott's ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1926
Description: Very Good- No Jacket. Some edge and corner wear, with other light normal age wear. A biography of Madame de Charriere, better known as Zelide. 216 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, NY
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. The biography of Isabella Van Tuyll, an eighteenth century Dutch woman, who called herself Zelide. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, NY
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very Good; "A biography of Isabella van Tuyll, a Dutchwoman of the eighteen century. Light to moderate cover and edgewear, includes section at lower front cover that is missing lettering, possibly from a sticker removal. " 6048. 30872. read more
Edition: First Published in Great Britain
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Constable & Co., Great Britain
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781885983190ISBN:1885983190
Description: Very Good + No Jacket. A very nice copy. A biographical study on Madame de Charriere, a writer and composer. 227 pages. read more
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