[GENLIS (Stéphanie Félicité, Madame de).]
The History of the Duchess of C-----. From Adela and Theodore. Written by Herself. To which is added Edwin and Angelina, a Ballad.
RARE 18th CENTURY AMERICAN IMPRINT
An unsophisticated copy of this rare eighteenth-century American imprint.
Madame de Genlis (1746-1830) was born in Champércy in the Saôn-et-Loire region of France. As a teenager, she was a virtuoso harpist and became a prolific writer for children. She served as governess to the children of Phillip, duke d’Chartres (the son of the duke d’Orleans), and they enjoyed an affair which lasted nineteen years. They’re love letters were later published, and she is now best known for her diaries.
Scarce. ESTC lists copies at AAS, Yale, Connecticut Historical Society, Huntington and UCLA. OCLC adds Cornell. Evans, 33880.
