Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Madame la Comtesse de Genlis, Sa Vie, Son OEuvre, Sa Mort (1746-1830): D'Apres des Documents Inedits
Cette espece d'exhibition carnavalesque dura longtemps sans qu'on songeat a donner a la jeune fille des gouts solides, des occupations en rapport avec son sexe et ses aptitudes. Elle grandit donc au milieu des jeux et des ris, comme on disait alors, et, meme apres qu'elle eut ete recue chanoinesse au chapitre noble d'alix, pres de Lyon, elle continua ce genre de vie.
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