Lubert, Mlle de (c. 1710–c. 1779)

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Lubert, Mlle de (c. 1710–c. 1779)

French novelist and short-story writer. Name variations: Mademoiselle de Lubert; Marguerite de Lubert. Born Marguerite de Lubert (also seen as Marie-Madeleine de Lubert) c. 1710 in France; died c. 1779; dau. of a parliamentary president; never married.

Wrote mostly fairytales which were published anonymously; writings include Le Prince glacé et la princesse étincelante (1743), La Princesse camion (The Waggon Princess, 1743), La Princesse Coque d'Oeuf et le prince Bonbon (Princess Eggshell and Prince Bonbon, 1745), Amadis des Gaules (1750), Les hauts faits d'Esplandion (1751), and Mourat et Turquia (1752); also wrote the short novel Léonille (1755); described by Voltaire as "Muse et Grâce."

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