{"product_id":"the-nobleman-and-other-romances-9780143106609","title":"The Nobleman and Other Romances","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only available English translation of writings by an Enlightenment-era Dutch aristocrat, writer, composer-and woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn Dutch, noble, and free-spirited, Isabelle de Charrière (also known as Belle de Zuylen) was an enlightened woman whose writings-not unlike Jane Austen's-tackled the intricacies of high society, particularly in matters of love. Published when she was only twenty- two, The Nobleman is a\u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e-like tale whose heroine challenges her stodgy father in order to marry a man of unassuming ancestry. But Charrière did not confine herself to simple marriage plots and country courtships. Another story, Eagonlette and Suggestina, is a thinly veiled critique of Marie Antoinette, cleverly disguised as a fairy tale. \u003ci\u003eThe Nobleman and Other Romances\u003c\/i\u003e will delight fans of Jane Austen and Enlightenment-era French literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the En","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862442672471,"sku":"9780143106609","price":18.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-nobleman-and-other-romances-9780143106609","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}