Béat Louis de Muralt (

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, 9 January 1665 - Colombier NE 20 November 1749) was a

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author and travel writer. De Muralt's principal work is ' (1725), translated into English as ''Letters describing the Character and Customs of the English and French Nations'' (1726). Colombier Manoir Le Pontet 20110831 1833

Colombier Manoir Le Pontet 20110831 1833

Works

*''Lettres sur les Anglais et les Français'' (1725). **''Lettres sur les Anglois et les François'', ed. Charles Gould (Paris: H. Champion, 1933). *''L’instinct divin recommandé aux hommes'' (1727). *''Lettres sur les voyages et sur l’esprit-fort'' (1728). *''Lettres fanatiques'' (1739). *''Fables nouvelles'' (1753, posthume).

External links

Portrait of Béat Louis de Muralt
by Charles Le Brun 1690
Book texts of Béat Louis de Muralt
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muralt, Beat Louis de 1665 births 1749 deaths Swiss travel writers 18th-century travel writers