Henriette-Julie de Castelnau de Murat

Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, countess of Murat , born with Brest in 1670 and dead the September 24th 1716 with the castle of Buzardière (Maine), is a Romancière and French woman of letters .

Henriette-Julie de Castelnau married at the sixteen years age, the count de Murat, sergeant of the armies of the king. She was exiled with Loches with the request of Madam de Maintenon which showed it to have cooperated with a Libelle abusive for the court of Louis XIV. She composed several novels there. In 1715, the duke of Orleans put an end to its exile.

Principal works

Memory of my life (1697);
New Counts of fairies (1698);
the Voyage from countryside (1699);
Stories sublimes and allegorical (1699);
Imps of the castle of Kernosy (1710).

Works on line

Fairy tales , Paris, C. Barbin, 1698
Stories sublimes and allegorical , Paris, J. and P. Delaulne, 1699
imps of the castle of Kermosy , Amsterdam; Paris, 1788
the voyage from countryside , Amsterdam; Paris, 1788
new tales of the fairies , Paris, Vve Ricœur, 1710
Memories of Madam the countess of M *** , 2 flights. Paris, C. Barbin, 1697
Memories of Mrs. Ctesse D *** before its retirement, being used as answer to the Memories of Mr. [[Charles de Saint-Évremond|St-Évremont]] , Amsterdam, J. - L. Elm, 1698

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