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Philippe Monnier (2 November 1864 – 21 July 1911) was a Swiss writer in the French language.
Philippe Monnier
at Éditions Plaisir de Lire. {{DEFAULTSORT:Monnier, Philippe 1864 births 1911 deaths Writers from Geneva Swiss writers in French 19th-century Swiss historians Swiss male writers 20th-century Swiss historians
Philippe Monnier (2 November 1864 – 21 July 1911) was a Swiss writer in the French language.
Publications
Most of his writings dealt with his birthplace ofGeneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...
and its region, from where he originated. He also wrote on the history of Italy
The history of Italy covers the ancient period, the Middle Ages, and the modern era. Since classical antiquity, ancient Etruscan civilization, Etruscans, various Italic peoples (such as the Latins, Samnites, and Umbri), Celts, ''Magna Graecia'' ...
and the arts of Italy. He died, aged 46, in Plainpalais
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former Municipalities of the canton of Geneva, municipality of the Canton of Geneva.
It is mentioned in Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' in chapter 6, volume 1.
Argentine author Jorge ...
.
* ''Venise au XVIIIe siècle'', Tallandier, 2009
* ''Venise au XVIIIe siècle'', Complexe, 2001
* ''Le livre de Blaise'', Lausanne, Éditions Plaisir de Lire, réédité : l'Âge d'Homme, 1998
* ''Introduction au Quattrocento'', Complexe, 1995
* ''Mon village'', Genève, J. Jullien, 1927
* ''Jeunes ménages'', Genève, J. Jullien et fils, 1926
* ''La Genève de Töpffer'', Genève, A. Jullien, 1914 (a reference to Rodolphe Töpffer
Rodolphe Töpffer ( , ; 31 January 1799 – 8 June 1846) was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books (''littérature en estampes'', "graphic literature"), which are possibly ...
)
* ''Souvenirs de Kientzheim'', Colmar, J.-B. Jung, 1888
* ''Vers bellettriens'', Genève, Jules-Gme Fick, 1888
References
External links
Philippe Monnier
at Éditions Plaisir de Lire. {{DEFAULTSORT:Monnier, Philippe 1864 births 1911 deaths Writers from Geneva Swiss writers in French 19th-century Swiss historians Swiss male writers 20th-century Swiss historians