Eloisa: or, A series of original letters collected and published by J.J. Rousseau 1761

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Great cities require public theatres, and romances are necessary to a corrupt people. I saw the manners of the times, and have published these letters. Would to heaven I had lived in an age when I ought rather to have thrown them in the fire!

Why should I fear to speak my thoughts? This collection of letters, with all their gothic air, will better suit a married lady than books of philosophy: it may even be of service to those who, in an irregular course of life, have yet preserved some affection for virtue. (Preface)

The characters of these letters, are Lord B. an English nobleman; the Baron d’Etange, a Swiss officer of rank in the French service, Eloisa, his daughter, heroine of the romance; St. Preux, her lover, a youth of good parts and amiable disposition, but of inferior birth and fortune; Mr. Wolmar, Eloisa’s husband; and Clara, afterwards Mrs. Orbe, cousin and confidante, to Eloisa.

Eloisa’s father, Baron B. (an English nobleman) has been away and Eloise has been introduced to St. Preux in his absence. St. Preux has accepted the post of preceptor (instructor) to Eloisa, but, like Abelard of old, he has become enamored of his charge.

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Eloisa: or, A series of original letters collected and published by J.J. Rousseau. 4 volumes Translated from the French. Hathi Trust https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009793318/Home

Eloisa, Or, A Series of Original Letters: Or, A Series of Original Letters ..by Jean-Jacques Rousseau , Salvador, William Kenrick, Robert Gardelle Publication date 1784 Vol 1 Archive org
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Eloisa, or, A series of original letters by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Publication date 1796 Vol 2 1810
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Eloisa, or, A series of original letters by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Publication date 1796 Vol 3
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Eloisa, or, A series of original letters by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Publication date 1796 Vol 4
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