Benoist, Françoise-Albine (1724–1809)
Benoist, Françoise-Albine (1724–1809)
French novelist and play-wright. Name variations: Francoise Albine Benoist; Françoise-Albine Puzin de la Martinière Benoist. Born 1724 in Lyon, France; died 1809.
Novels include Journal en forme de lettres (1757), Célianne (1766), Elisabeth (1766), Lettres du colonel Talbert (1767), Les aveux d'une jolie femme (1782), Les Erreurs d'une jolie femme ou la nouvelle Aspasie (1781) and Lettres sur le désir de plaire (1786); published 2 plays: La Superchérie réciproque (1768) and Le Triomphe de la probité (1768).
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