Eustache Le Noble ( Troyes, 1643 – Paris, 31 January 1711) was a 17th-century French playwright and writer. An attorney General at the Parlement of

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, Le Noble led a dissipated life and after he had been condemned for having manufactured false acts, he was jailed at the

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where he fell in love with Gabrielle Perreau, la Belle Épicière, who was also imprisoned. Having found a way to get away with her, in order to make a living, he published satirical dialogues about the time topics, in which Bayle found "infinite wit and reading." The prose is clear, incisive, and frequently cut with verses which are not without merit. Le Noble's complete works were published in Paris, 1718, 20 vol. in-12. ''Le Gage touché'', ''Ildegerte, reyne de Norvège'', ''Zulima'' and ''La Fausse Comtesse d’Isamberg'' have been reprinted by in 1980.

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, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, p. 1227

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Eustache Le Noble on wikisource
* Philippe Hourcade, ''Entre Pic et Rétif : Eustache Le Noble, 1643-1711'', Paris, Klincksieck, 1990
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La Gage touché: histoires galantes et comiques (1761 edition)
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La Gage touché: histoires galantes et comiques (1730 edition)
' at HathiTrust {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenoble, Eustache 17th-century French dramatists and playwrights 17th-century French male writers People from Troyes 1643 births 1711 deaths