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| :"Chief among these writers is [[Gideon Tallement des Reaux]] ( 1619-1692) whose ''[[Histoiriettes]]'' is of the first importance for a knowledge of the manners and morals of the time. What [[Brantome]] was to the age of [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], Tallement is for that of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] and [[Louis XIII]]. While Brantome is lengthy and detailed, the later writer is brief, succinct, and hence pleasant to read. For a long time the manuscript remained unprinted. In 1803 when the library of the Castle of Montigny was sold, the Marquis de Chateaugiron purchased it for twenty francs, had the 798 folio pages copied. Later, when the society of French Bibliophiles was organized, he turned it over to them for publication. Since 1833-36 when the first edition appeared there have been numerous other editions. --''[[The Erotic History of France]]'' | :"Chief among these writers is [[Gideon Tallement des Reaux]] ( 1619-1692) whose ''[[Histoiriettes]]'' is of the first importance for a knowledge of the manners and morals of the time. What [[Brantome]] was to the age of [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], Tallement is for that of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] and [[Louis XIII]]. While Brantome is lengthy and detailed, the later writer is brief, succinct, and hence pleasant to read. For a long time the manuscript remained unprinted. In 1803 when the library of the Castle of Montigny was sold, the Marquis de Chateaugiron purchased it for twenty francs, had the 798 folio pages copied. Later, when the society of French Bibliophiles was organized, he turned it over to them for publication. Since 1833-36 when the first edition appeared there have been numerous other editions. --''[[The Erotic History of France]]'' | ||
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| + | ''[[Anecdotes Historiques et Litteraires]]'' racontées par [[L'Etoile]], [[Brantôme]], [[Tallement des Réaux]], [[Saint-Simon]], [[Bachaumont]], [[Grimm]], etc, published by L. Hachette, 1858 | ||
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- "Chief among these writers is Gideon Tallement des Reaux ( 1619-1692) whose Histoiriettes is of the first importance for a knowledge of the manners and morals of the time. What Brantome was to the age of Francis I, Tallement is for that of Henry IV and Louis XIII. While Brantome is lengthy and detailed, the later writer is brief, succinct, and hence pleasant to read. For a long time the manuscript remained unprinted. In 1803 when the library of the Castle of Montigny was sold, the Marquis de Chateaugiron purchased it for twenty francs, had the 798 folio pages copied. Later, when the society of French Bibliophiles was organized, he turned it over to them for publication. Since 1833-36 when the first edition appeared there have been numerous other editions. --The Erotic History of France
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Anecdotes Historiques et Litteraires racontées par L'Etoile, Brantôme, Tallement des Réaux, Saint-Simon, Bachaumont, Grimm, etc, published by L. Hachette, 1858
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