Louis-Claude Chéron de La Bruyère (28 October 1758, in

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– 13 November 1807, in

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) was a French politician, playwright and translator.

Works

;Theatre * ''Caton d'Utique'', tragedy in 3 acts and in verse, imitated from

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(1789) *''L'Homme à sentimens, ou le Tartuffe de mœurs'', comedy in 5 acts and in verse, partly imitated from ''

The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling S ...

'' by Sheridan, Paris, French comedians of the Comédie Italienne, 10 March 1789. Reworked and abridged under the title ''Valsain et Florville'' (1803). ;Translations *

Richard Lovell Edgeworth Richard Lovell Edgeworth (31 May 1744 – 13 June 1817) was an Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor. He had 22 children. Biography Edgeworth was born in Pierrepont Street, Bath, England, son of Richard Edgeworth senior, and great ...

and

Maria Edgeworth Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and a significant figure in the evolution of the novel i ...

: ''Leçons de l'enfance'' (5 volumes, 1803) * Elizabeth Hamilton: ''Lettres sur les principes élémentaires d'éducation'' (2 volumes, 1804) *

Henry Fielding Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and magistrate known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His 1749 comic novel ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'' was a seminal work in the genre. Along wi ...

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, or Histoire d'un enfant trouvé'' (6 volumes, 1804)

Sources

* Henri Mataigne, Histoire d'Auvers sur Oise. *

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