“Racine will pass away like coffee.”

— Madame de Sévigné

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About Madame de Sévigné

Writer • French

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné, was a celebrated French aristocrat renowned for her prolific letter-writing. Her correspondence offers a vivid and intimate portrait of 17th-century French high society and...

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