Charles-Hugues Le Febvre de Saint-Marc (22 June 1698 – 20 November 1769) was an 18th-century French playwright and

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. Saint-Marc is remembered for works of different genres, especially by editions of various authors such as the ''Mémoires by Feuquières'', the ''Œuvres'' by

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, Boileau, Chaulieu, etc., with notes and commentaries. In

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, he wrote the

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of an

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entitled ''le Pouvoir de l’Amour''. He composed the 17th and 18th volumes and part of the 19th of the ''Pour et Contre'' by

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.''Supplément à la France littéraire'', vol.3, Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1778. He was a member of the .

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* A.-F.-F. Babault, ''Dictionnaire général des théâtres'', t. 5, Paris, Babault, J. Capelle, Renaud Treuttel, Wurtz et Le Normant, 1810. {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Febvre De Saint-Marc, Charles-Hugues 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 18th-century French journalists French opera librettists 1698 births Writers from Paris 1769 deaths