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Receptions
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Found 1404 records
Author of work | Work | Publish year | Receiver | Gender | Reception type | Year | Country | ||
1 | La Roche Guilhem, Anne de | *Anne de La Roche Guilhem, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
2 | La Roche Guilhem, Anne de | Histoire des Favorites | 1697 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
3 | La Roche Guilhem, Anne de | Astérie, ou Tamerlam | 1665 | Graffigny, Françoise de | F | Egodocument | 1743 | France | |
4 | L'Aube-Espine, Madeleine de | Epîtres d'Ovide | 1590 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Reaction to text or author | 1596 | France | |
5 | L'Aube-Espine, Madeleine de | Epîtres d'Ovide | 1590 | ~~author male (name below) | M | To be specified | 1596 | France | |
6 | La Vallière, Louise-Françoise Duchesse de | Réflexions sur la miséricorde de Dieu , par une dame pénitente | 1680 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
7 | La Vigne, Anne de | Les dames a Mademoiselle de Scudéry. Ode | 1672 | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France | |
8 | La Vigne, Anne de | Les dames a Mademoiselle de Scudéry. Ode | 1672 | Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1811 | France | |
9 | Le Marchand, Françoise Duché, Dame | *Françoise Duché, Dame Le Marchand, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
10 | Le Marchand, Françoise Duché, Dame | Boca | 1756 | Benoist, Françoise-Albine | F | Intertextuality | 1757 | France | |
11 | Le Marchand, Françoise Duché, Dame | Boca | 1756 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
12 | L'Enclos, Ninon de | Lettres de Ninon de L'Enclos au Marquis de Sévigné (par Louis Damours) | 1750 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Mention | 1781 | France | |
13 | L'Enclos, Ninon de | *Ninon de L'Enclos, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
14 | L'Enclos, Ninon de | Lettres de Ninon de L'Enclos au Marquis de Sévigné (par Louis Damours) | 1750 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1921 | France | |
15 | L'Enclos, Ninon de | Lettres de Ninon de L'Enclos au Marquis de Sévigné (par Louis Damours) | 1750 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
16 | L'Enclos, Ninon de | Lettres de Ninon de L'Enclos au Marquis de Sévigné (par Louis Damours) | 1750 | Duplessy, Madame | F | Egodocument | France | ||
17 | Lenéru, Marie | La Paix, pièce en 4 actes | 1922 | Noailles, Anna de | F | Preface (allograph) | 1922 | France | |
18 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres de Madame du Montier | 1756 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1767 | France | |
19 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Civan, Roi de Bungo, histoire japonaise, ou tableau de l'éducation d'un prince | 1754 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1770 | France | |
20 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Education complète, ou abrégé de l'histoire universelle, mêlé de géographie et de chronologie | 1753 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1770 | France | |
21 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des enfants | 1756 | Campan, Jeanne Louise Henriette Genest | F | Egodocument | 1822 | France | |
22 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Women's press: article | 1767 | France | |
23 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des adolescentes | 1760 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
24 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des pauvres, artisans, domestiques et gens de campagne | 1767 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
25 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Mémoires de Madame la Baronne de Batteville, ou la veuve parfaite | 1766 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
26 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Nouveau magasin français, ou bibliothèque instructive et amusante | 1750 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
27 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Oeuvres mêlées (Leprince de Beaumont) | 1775 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
28 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Principes de l'Histoire Sainte | 1761 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
29 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres de Madame du Montier | 1756 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1756 | France | |
30 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Civan, Roi de Bungo, histoire japonaise, ou tableau de l'éducation d'un prince | 1754 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
31 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Contes moraux (Leprince de Beaumont) | 1774 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
32 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Education complète, ou abrégé de l'histoire universelle, mêlé de géographie et de chronologie | 1753 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
33 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Instructions pour les jeunes dames, qui entrent dans le monde et se marient | 1764 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
34 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La dévotion éclairée, ou magasin des dévotes | 1779 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
35 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
36 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Le mentor moderne, ou instructions pour les garçons et pour ceux qui les élèvent | 1772 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
37 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Le triomphe de la vérité ou mémoires de Mr. de la Villette | 1748 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
38 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres de Madame du Montier | 1756 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1758 | France | |
39 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres de Madame du Montier | 1756 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1756 | France | |
40 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Le triomphe de la vérité ou mémoires de Mr. de la Villette | 1748 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1748 | France | |
41 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Mémoires de Madame la Baronne de Batteville, ou la veuve parfaite | 1766 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1766 | France | |
42 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Mémoires de Madame la Baronne de Batteville, ou la veuve parfaite | 1766 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
43 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres d'Emerance à Lucie | 1765 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1766 | France | |
44 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des enfants | 1756 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
45 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres de Madame du Montier | 1756 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1839 | France | |
46 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des enfants | 1756 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Mention | 1784 | France | |
47 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des enfants | 1756 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Mention | 1779 | France | |
48 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La belle et la bête | 1756 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Adaptation | 1771 | France | |
49 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La belle et la bête | 1756 | Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de | F | Adaptation | 1779 | France | |
50 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1767 | France | |
51 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
52 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des adolescentes | 1760 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Mention | 1764 | France | |
53 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1768 | France | |
54 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1767 | France | |
55 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | La nouvelle Clarice, histoire véritable | 1766 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1767 | France | |
56 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des enfants | 1756 | Foa, Eugénie | F | Adaptation | 1846 | France | |
57 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | *Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the author | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France | ||
58 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Civan, Roi de Bungo, histoire japonaise, ou tableau de l'éducation d'un prince | 1754 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1755 | France | |
59 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Nouveau magasin français, ou bibliothèque instructive et amusante | 1750 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1921 | France | |
60 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettre en réponse à l'Année merveilleuse | 1748 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
61 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des adolescentes | 1760 | ~~author male (name below) | M | Intertextuality | 1765 | France | |
62 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Magasin des enfants | 1756 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
63 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Les Américaines, ou la preuve de la religion chrétienne par les lumières naturelles | 1770 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
64 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres curieuses, instructives et amusantes | 1759 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
65 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres de Madame du Montier | 1756 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
66 | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie | Lettres d'Emerance à Lucie | 1765 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
67 | Le Rebours, Madame Anel | Avis aux Mères qui veulent nourrir leurs enfants | 1767 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
68 | Le Rebours, Madame Anel | Avis aux Mères qui veulent nourrir leurs enfants | 1767 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Article in the press | 1768 | France | |
69 | Lernay, Rose Olympe de | *Rose-Olympe Lernay, the author | ~~author (name unknown) | U | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1843 | France | ||
70 | Leroyer de Chantepie, Sophie | *Sophie Leroyer de Chantepie, the author | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1842 | France | ||
71 | Leroyer de Chantepie, Sophie | Cécile | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1843 | France | ||
72 | Leroyer de Chantepie, Sophie | Angélique Lagier | 1851 | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1852 | France | |
73 | Leroyer de Chantepie, Sophie | Chroniques et légendes | 1870 | Sand, George | F | Egodocument | 1870 | France | |
74 | Lesguillon, Hermance | *Hermance Lesguillon, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
75 | Lesguillon, Hermance | *Hermance Lesguillon, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1843 | France | ||
76 | Lespinasse, Julie de | *Correspondance entre Mademoiselle de L. et le Comte de Guibert | 1906 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1921 | France | |
77 | Lespinasse, Julie de | *Julie de Lespinasse, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
78 | Levesque, Louise Cavelier | Célénine, histoire allégorique | 1732 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
79 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | L'Apothéose de Mademoiselle de Scudéry | 1702 | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France | |
80 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | L'adroite Princesse, ou les aventures de Finette | 1696 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1921 | France | |
81 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | *Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, the author | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Obituary | 1734 | France | ||
82 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | *Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, the author | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | ||
83 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | *Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, the author | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | ||
84 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | *Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, the author | Malcrais de la Vigne, Mademoiselle | M | Obituary | 1734 | France | ||
85 | L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne | *Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
86 | Louise of Savoy | Journal de Louise de Savoie | 1820 | Mongellaz, Fanny | F | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1828 | France | |
87 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | Léonille | 1755 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France | |
88 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | *Suite des Exilés | 1739 | Graffigny, Françoise de | F | Egodocument | 1739 | France | |
89 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | Les hauts faits d'Esplandian, suite d'Amadis des Gaules | 1751 | Graffigny, Françoise de | F | Egodocument | 1745 | France | |
90 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | Léonille | 1755 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1755 | France | |
91 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | Tecserion | 1737 | Graffigny, Françoise de | F | Egodocument | 1739 | France | |
92 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | Les hauts faits d'Esplandian, suite d'Amadis des Gaules | 1751 | Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée, née Bernier | F | (Literary) history | 1804 | France | |
93 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | La Princesse Camion | 1743 | Graffigny, Françoise de | F | Egodocument | 1744 | France | |
94 | Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de | *Marie-Madeleine de Lubert, the author | ~~author male (name below) | M | Bio-bibliogr. compilation | 1886 | France | ||
95 | Lussan, Marguerite de | Anecdotes galantes de la cour de Henri second | 1749 | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1921 | France | |
96 | Lussan, Marguerite de | Histoire de la vie et du règne de Charles VI, roi de France | 1753 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1754 | France | |
97 | Lussan, Marguerite de | Histoire de la Comtesse de Gondez | 1725 | Ligniville d Autricourt, Anne-Catherine de | F | Egodocument | 1745 | France | |
98 | Lussan, Marguerite de | Histoire du règne de Louis XI | 1755 | ~~journalist (name below) | M | Article in the press | 1755 | France | |
99 | Lussan, Marguerite de | Histoire du règne de Louis XI | 1755 | ~~journalist (name unknown) | M | Article in the press | 1755 | France | |
100 | Lussan, Marguerite de | *Marguerite de Lussan, the author | ~~historian of literature (male, name below) | M | (Literary) history | 1769 | France |