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Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon
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Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon : Rhadamisthe et Zenobie
'Saturday Dec. 29th. [...] read Hypermnestre a tragedy by M. le Mierre and Rhadamiste et Zenobie by I. Crebillon [sic].'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Claire Clairmont Print: Book
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon fils : Le Sopha, Conte Moral
Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 28 December 1842: 'Did you ever look at -- I dont say [italics]read[end italics] -- the "Sofa" of Crebillon fils. I sent for it once in the innocense [sic] of my ignorance, & after a quarter of an hour's turning of the leaves dropped it like a burning iron. It is the most disgusting sensual book I ever [italics]tried[end italics] to read -- but [italics]did'nt[end italics] read, I do assure you.'
