Levesque, Louise Cavelier (1703–1743)
Levesque, Louise Cavelier (1703–1743)
French novelist, poet and short-story writer. Born 1703 in Rouen, France; died 1743 in Paris; dau. of a public prosecutor.
Celebrated novelist, wrote Le Prince des Aigues-Marines (The Prince of the Aqua Marines), the 1st fantastic tale by a French woman; also wrote Lettres et chansons de Céphise et d'Uranie (1731), Célénine (1732), Lilia, ou histoire de Carthage (1736), La Vie de Job en vers (1736), Remarques critiques sur l'histoire de Don Quichotte (1738), Augustin, pénitent (1738), Minet (1738), and Sancho Pança (1738).
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