Pierre-Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… He frequented the salons of the garrison towns where he was posted as an artilleryman and was a member of the societies and clubs of the revolutionary period. He was also a Freemason . His political activity alongside Louis … Voltaire among its associate members. Above all, Laclos made his mark during the revolutionary period at the popular societies, called ‘clubs’ due to a certain Anglomania at the time, which proliferated in the second half of the century. …
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