The Nobleman and Other Romances

by Isabelle de Charrière and Belle van Zuylen

Book Overview

The only available English translation of writings by an Enlightenment-era Dutch aristocrat, writer, composer-and woman.

Born Dutch, noble, and free-spirited, Isabelle de Charri re (also known as Belle de Zuylen) was an enlightened woman whose writings-not unlike Jane Austen's-tackled the intricacies of high society, particularly in matters of love. Published when she was only twenty- two, "The Nobleman" is aPersuasion-like tale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143106600
• ISBN13: 9780143106609
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher