French belles-lettres from 1640 to 1780 ... humor, sentiment, romance
Scarron, Monsieur, 1610-1660; Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870; Volney, C. F. (Constantin François), 1757-1820; Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880; Lamartine, Alphonse de, 1790-1869