Le citoyen bienfaisant

Contributor:

Mérard de Saint-Just, Simon-Pierre, 1749-1812 (attributed name)

Timespan:

18th century; Revolution, 1789-1799

Date:

1795

Description:

Novel, written in sentimental style, on the ideals of the French revolution.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Sold by Amanda Hall Rare Books (Wiltshire, England), 2002.

Subject:

French literature -- 18th century; French literature; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; fiction (general genre); manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

81 leaves : paper; 208 x 175 (179 x 145) mm bound to 214 x 177 mm

Geographic Subject:

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction; France

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (p. iii).; Attribution written in pencil on title page "Merarde St. Just" may be incorrect.; Pagination: Paper, 81; [iv, 1], 2-147, [148-158]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper left corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script by one hand, with passages crossed out and corrected.; Binding: Contemporary boards.; Origin: Written in France[?], circa 1795 (bookseller's notes).; French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 900