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Receptions
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Found 2400 records
Author of work | Work | Publish year | Receiver | Gender | Reception type | Year | Country | ||
1 | Bénouville, Bonne-Charlotte de | Les Pensées errantes, avec quelques lettres d'un Indien, par Madame de***... | 1758 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1758 | France | |
2 | Bentzon, Thérèse | Le secret d'Yvonne | 1863 | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1863 | France | |
3 | Bentzon, Thérèse | *Thérèse Bentzon, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Egodocument | 1880 | France | ||
4 | Berchmans, Johanna Desideria | Den Gemeenteonderwijzer | 1862 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1869 | France | |
5 | Bernard, Cathérine | *Cathérine Bernard, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1921 | France | ||
6 | Bernard, Cathérine | Inès de Cordoue, nouvelle espagnole | 1696 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
7 | Bernard, Cathérine | Brutus, tragédie | 1691 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1921 | France | |
8 | Bernard, Cathérine | Laodamie, reine d Epire | 1689 | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France | |
9 | Bernard, Cathérine | *Cathérine Bernard, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1769 | France | ||
10 | Bernard, Cathérine | Laodamie, reine d Epire | 1689 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Production in theatre | 1688 | France | |
11 | Bernard, Cathérine | *Cathérine Bernard, the author | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1804 | France | ||
12 | Bernard, Cathérine | Brutus, tragédie | 1691 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Production in theatre | 1690 | France | |
13 | Bernard, Cathérine | Brutus, tragédie | 1691 | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France | |
14 | Bernard, Cathérine | *Cathérine Bernard, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1890 | France | ||
15 | Bertin, Louise Angélique | *Louise Bertin, the author | ~~institution (name below) | F | Award | 1843 | France | ||
16 | Besant, Annie | Why I became a Theosophist | 1889 | Lemaitre, Camille | F | Translation | 1890 | France | |
17 | Besant, Annie | Reincarnation | 1910 | Schultz, M. | F | Translation | 1912 | France | |
18 | Betham-Edwards, Matilda | *La Fortune de Kitty | 1880 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1885 | France | |
19 | Bignan, Anne | LOUIS XV ET LE CARDINAL DE FLEURY | 1835 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1839 | France | |
20 | Bigot, Mary | *Mary Bigot, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
21 | Bijns, Anna | *Anna Bijns, the author | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1647 | France | ||
22 | Bijns, Anna | *Anna Bijns, the author | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | ||
23 | Bijns, Anna | *Anna Bijns, the author | Buffet, Marguerite | F | (Literary) history | 1668 | France | ||
24 | Billy, Catherine | Instructions historiques, dogmatiques et morales en faveur des laboureurs | 1746 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
25 | Birch, Wilhelmine | *Le couvent de Marienberg | 1870 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1880 | France | |
26 | Birch, Wilhelmine | Aus eigener Kraft | 1870 | Carrère, Madame Jean | F | Translation | 1910 | France | |
27 | Birch, Wilhelmine | Die Geyer-Wally. Eine Geschichte aus den Tyroler Alpen | 1875 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1877 | France | |
28 | Bishop, Maria Catherine | A Memoir of Mrs. Augustus Craven-Pauline de la Ferronays. With extracts from her diaries and correspondence | 1894 | Papin, Marguerite | F | Translation | 1897 | France | |
29 | Blanchecotte, Malvina | Nouvelles poésies | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Egodocument | 1860 | France | ||
30 | Blanchecotte, Malvina | *Malvina Blanchecotte, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
31 | Blanchecotte, Malvina | Rêves et réalités | 1855 | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1871 | France | |
32 | Blanchecotte, Malvina | Tablettes d'une femme pendant la Commune | 1872 | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1872 | France | |
33 | Blanchecotte, Malvina | *Malvina Blanchecotte, the author | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1872 | France | ||
34 | Blanchecotte, Malvina | *Malvina Blanchecotte, the author | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1863 | France | ||
35 | Blennerhasset, Lady Charlotte Julia | Frau von Staël, ihre Freunde und ihre Bedeutung in Politik und Literatur | 1887 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Translation | 1890 | France | |
36 | Blessington, Marguerite | *Lady Blessington, the author | Tristan, Flora | F | To be specified | 1840 | France | ||
37 | Blokhuizen, Katharina | *Poésies | ~~author male (name below) | M | Egodocument | 1774 | France | ||
38 | Blower, Elizabeth | *Lettres d'un jeune lord à une religieuse italienne | 1780 | Suard, Amélie | F | Translation | 1788 | France | |
39 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
40 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Les Amazones | 1749 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Production in theatre | 1789 | France | |
41 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
42 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Les Amazones | 1749 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1750 | France | |
43 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Recueil des oeuvres | 1762 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1780 | France | |
44 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Le paradis terrestre | 1748 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
45 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | Benoist, Françoise-Albine | F | Intertextuality | 1757 | France | |
46 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
47 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Lettres sur l'Angleterre, la Hollande et l'Italie | 1768 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
48 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Les Amazones | 1749 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
49 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Lettres sur l'Angleterre, la Hollande et l'Italie | 1768 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Mention | 1781 | France | |
50 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Recueil des oeuvres | 1762 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1765 | France | |
51 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Recueil des oeuvres | 1762 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1765 | France | |
52 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Recueil des oeuvres | 1762 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1764 | France | |
53 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Recueil des oeuvres | 1762 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Women's press: article | 1764 | France | |
54 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Lettres sur l'Angleterre, la Hollande et l'Italie | 1768 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1768 | France | |
55 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Les Amazones | 1749 | ~~author (name unknown) | U | Article in the press | 1749 | France | |
56 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | Les Amazones | 1749 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1749 | France | |
57 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | Beauharnais, Fanny Mouchard Comtesse de | F | Obituary | 1802 | France | ||
58 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | ~~author (name unknown) | U | Article in the press | 1757 | France | |
59 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1757 | France | |
60 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1757 | France | |
61 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | La Colombiade | 1756 | Wynne, Giustiniana | F | Mention | 1759 | France | |
62 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1921 | France | ||
63 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1769 | France | ||
64 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
65 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1804 | France | ||
66 | Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& | *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1806 | France | ||
67 | Bodin de Boismortier, Suzanne | Histoires morales | 1768 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
68 | Bodin de Boismortier, Suzanne | Histoires morales | 1768 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1768 | France | |
69 | Bodin de Boismortier, Suzanne | Histoires morales | 1768 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1751 | France | |
70 | Bodin de Boismortier, Suzanne | Histoires morales | 1768 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1768 | France | |
71 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | Lagrimas | 1860 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1861 | France | |
72 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | La familia de Alvareda | 1856 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1860 | France | |
73 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | La gaviota [The seagull] | 1849 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1882 | France | |
74 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | Relaciones [Relations] | 1857 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1890 | France | |
75 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | Clemencia: novela de costumbres | 1852 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1863 | France | |
76 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | *Fernan Caballero, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1858 | France | ||
77 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | *Fernan Caballero, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1858 | France | ||
78 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | Un servilón y un liberalito o Tres almas de Dios | 1857 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Translation | 1863 | France | |
79 | Böhl de Faber, Caecilia | La gaviota [The seagull] | 1849 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Translation | 1904 | France | |
80 | Boissier, Catherine Valérie | Le mariage au point de vue chrétien : ouvrage spécialement adressé aux jeunes femmes du monde | 1843 | ~~institution (name below) | F | Award | 1843 | France | |
81 | Bonaparte, Marie-Studolmine | *Marie de Solms, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
82 | Bon, Elisabeth de | Les Aveux de l'amitié | 1801 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1839 | France | |
83 | Bonhote, Elizabeth | Ellen Woodley | 1790 | ~~translator (name unknown) | U | Translation | 1796 | France | |
84 | Bonhote, Elizabeth | Olivia; or, Deserted Bride | 1787 | ~~translator male (name below) | M | Translation | 1788 | France | |
85 | Bontems, Marie-Jeanne de Châtillon | Les saisons, de Thompson | 1759 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
86 | Bontems, Marie-Jeanne de Châtillon | Les saisons, de Thompson | 1759 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1760 | France | |
87 | Bosquet, Amélie | *Amélie Bosquet, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Egodocument | 1880 | France | ||
88 | Bosquet, Amélie | Une femme bien elevee | 1867 | Sand, George | F | Private collection | 1870 | France | |
89 | Bosquet, Amélie | *Amélie Bosquet, the author | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1847 | France | ||
90 | Bosquet, Amélie | La Normandie romanesque et merveilleuse : traditions, légendes, et superstitions de cette province | 1845 | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1845 | France | |
91 | Bouée, Marie-Elisabeth | *Marie-Elisabeth Bouée, the author | Cottin, Sophie | F | To be specified | 1800 | France | ||
92 | Bouée, Marie-Elisabeth | *Marie-Elisabeth Bouée, the author | Staël, Germaine de | F | To be specified | 1800 | France | ||
93 | Bouée, Marie-Elisabeth | Eugénie et ses élèves, ou lettres et dialogues à l'usage des jeunes personnes… | 1787 | Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de | F | Preface (allograph) | 1787 | France | |
94 | Bouée, Marie-Elisabeth | Entretiens, drames et contes moraux, à l'usage des enfants | 1779 | Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de | F | Intertextuality | 1782 | France | |
95 | Boufflers, Marquise de | Dans mon printemps ... | 1771 | Épinay, Louise de | F | Egodocument | 1771 | France | |
96 | Boufflers, Marquise de | Dans mon printemps ... | 1771 | Graffigny, Françoise de | F | Egodocument | 1744 | France | |
97 | Bouiller, Judith Elisabeth | Repsima, essai d'une tragédie domestique | 1767 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1767 | France | |
98 | Bouiller, Judith Elisabeth | Repsima, essai d'une tragédie domestique | 1767 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1772 | France | |
99 | Bourbon, Gabrielle de | *Gabrielle de Bourbon, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Mention | 1820 | France | ||
100 | Bourbon, Gabrielle de | *Gabrielle de Bourbon, the author | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France |