An edition of Letters of a Portuguese nun (2006)

Letters of a Portuguese nun

uncovering the mystery behind a seventeenth-century forbidden love - a historical mystery

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An edition of Letters of a Portuguese nun (2006)

Letters of a Portuguese nun

uncovering the mystery behind a seventeenth-century forbidden love - a historical mystery

1st ed.

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In 1669, a Paris bookseller published a dainty volume called Portuguese Letters. It was small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, but its passionate story inspired poets and painters for hundreds of years.
The identity of the writer has been the subject of much debate. Were they penned by the French man whose name appears on the original publication? Or were they the work of a 27-year-old Portuguese nun who had been loved and abandoned by a French soldier?
Author Myriam Cyr decided to examine this literary mystery.

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Hyperion
Language
English
Pages
236

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Subjects

History, correspondence, women authors, love-letters, nun, soldier, war, literary mystery, love, forbidden love, Portugal, Nuns, Biography, Correspondence, Love-letters, Women authors

People

Mariana Alcoforado (1640-1723), Gabriel Joseph de Lavergne Guilleragues vicomte de (1628-1685)

Places

Portugal, Beja, Paris, France, Alentejo

Times

1640-1723, 1628-1685, 17th century
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Cover of: Letters of a Portuguese nun
Letters of a Portuguese nun: uncovering the mystery behind a seventeenth-century forbidden love - a historical mystery
2006, Hyperion
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
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Edition Notes

Map on endpapers.

"Miramax books."

Includes bibliographical references (pp.[225]-234).

Published in
New York
Genre
Correspondence.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PQ9191.A5 C97 2006

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xx, 236 p. ;
Number of pages
236

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19290703M
ISBN 10
0786869119
OCLC/WorldCat
63204203
Library Thing
337529
Goodreads
1284330

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