Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… of the original English which, in 1757, though published anonymously, was an immediate bestseller. The next year saw the publication of Histoire de M. le Marquis de Cressy , followed by Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à milady Henriette … and in 1769, a quarrel over British theatre. The disputes between the two epistolarians touched on both the private and public spheres, and would test the strength of their bond. In 1767, frustrated with Tobias George Smollett’s critical depiction …
Anglomania | Correspondence | France | Friendship | Theatre
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