Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… Riccoboni par Couché fils, dans le tome premier des Œuvres de Mme Riccoboni’, Wikimedia Commons, 1826. Abstract England held a special allure for French readers. This attraction is evident in the titles Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni gave to … for the theatre but also provided her with access to a valuable distribution network. Her novels were highly popular in England and were frequently pirated. Garrick introduced Riccoboni to the bookseller, Thomas Becket ( Mme Riccoboni's … echoing Hume—during a visit to Paris in 1764, the philosopher had gifted Riccoboni with a copy of his History of England—, that humanity, despite their differences, were all motivated by the same passions. In 1769, tensions once again …
Anglomania | Correspondence | France | Friendship | Theatre
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