Marguerite de Lubert
Marguerite de Lubert or Marie-Madeleine de Lubert was a French woman of letters.Life
Marie-Madeleine, sometimes called Marguerite de Lubert, whose life is little known, is the author of wonderful folk tales.
She was the daughter of Louis de Lubert, president of the Third Chamber of the Inquiry of Parliament, amateur musician and founder on 10 January 1722 of one of the first amateur orchestras in Paris, the Academy of Mellophiletes.
She corresponded with Voltaire, and sent him a play of verses in 1732.Works
- Tecserion, 1737
- La Princesse Camion, 1743,
- Le Prince Glacé et la princesse Étincelante, 1743
- La Princesse Couleur de rose et le prince Céladon, 1743
- La Princesse Lionnette et le prince Coquerico, 1743
- La Princesse Sensible et le prince Typhon, 1743
- La Veillée galante, 1747
- Amadis de Gaules, 4 vol., 1750
- Blancherose, 1751
- Mourat et Turquia, histoire africaine, 1752
- Le Château des lutins de Kernosy, 1753
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- La Tyrannie des fées détruite, 1756
- Histoire secrète du prince Croqu'étron et de la princesse Foirette, v. 1790
Recent collections
- Aurélie Zygel-Basso Contes Paris: H. Champion ; Genève : Diffusion, Slatkine, 2005,
