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Madame de Sévigné was one of the great letter writers of the 17th century. Her correspondence with her daughter and friends is a treasure trove of information about the social and cultural life of the time. This volume contains a selection of her most engaging letters, including descriptions of court life, political events and personal gossip. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of France or the art of letter writing. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Letters of Madame De Sevigne to Her Daughter and Her Friends, Vol. 9 of 9 When your son is at Paris and Versailles, he will sa lute the king, all the ministers, and the whole court. Whatever esteem I entertain for him, I could wish him an uncle only for this first winter; I praise him for his do eility; he has written to us very prettily on the pleasure be naturally feels at saying, fly regiment in fact, such a station is highly agreeable at' eighteen years of age. I pay my compliments to M. De Grignan, as he is the source of the promotion, by sending him to make the first campaign of Philipsburgh. Tell me something of that dear count, whom I have claimed in my letters, and who has abandoned me. Will not your dear son pay you avisit? Let me know when you have sold your company. My son desires to be remembered to you affectionately; he is an admirable and indefatigable leader, never being tired of fine writing, though he has read it over and over again. Your'sister-ia-law has a mini: which does very well in her black hair; what a whim! But I think it would be a greater one to write any longer; we ought to think of conscience, read M. Lo Tourneux, and recollect ourselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Letters of Madame De Sévigné to Her Daughter and Her Friends, Vol. 4 of 9 Corbinelli tells me, I lose all my wit and spirit, when I dictate: so that he will correspond with me nolonger: I believe he is right; I find my style flat, be you more generous, my dear, and continue to charm me with your entertaining letters. I entreat you to calculate the moons during your pregnancy; if you lie in a single day after the ninth moon, your infant will live. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.