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Ninon de l'Enclos

Born

in Paris, France

November 10, 1620

Died

October 17, 1705

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Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos (also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos) was a French author, courtesan and patron of the arts.

Starting in the late 1660s she retired from her courtesan lifestyle and concentrated more on her literary friends — from 1667, she hosted her gatherings at l'hôtel Sagonne, which was considered "the" location of the salon of Ninon de l'Enclos despite other locales in the past. During this time she was a friend of Jean Racine, the great French playwright. Later she would become a close friend with the devout Françoise d'Aubigné, better known as Madame de Maintenon, the lady-in-waiting who would later become the second wife of Louis XIV. "The lady did not like her to be mentioned in her presence, but dared not di ...more

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	Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos the Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century 4.21 avg rating — 61 ratings — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres de Ninon de Lenclos au marquis de Sévigné. by Ninon de l'Enclos, Claude-Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (Preface) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettere sulla vecchiaia 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres de Ninon de Lenclos Au Marquis de Sévigné. Tome 1 (Litterature) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres de Ninon de Lenclos Au Marquis de Sévigné, Avec Sa Vie. Tome 2 (Litterature) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres de Ninon de Lenclos: Précédées de Mémoires sur Sa Vie (Classic Reprint) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1880 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story Of Ninon De L'Enclos, The Celebrated Aspasia Of France (1843) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Correspondance Secrète Entre Ninon de Lenclos, Le Marquis de Villarceaux Et Madame de M. Partie 2 (Litterature) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Briefe des Fräulein Ninon de Lenclos an den Marquis de Sevigné by Ninon de l'Enclos, Hanns Heinz Ewers (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.”
― Ninon de Lenclos

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“It takes a hundred times more skill to make love than to command an army.”
― Ninon de L'Enclos, Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos

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“If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.”
― Ninon de l'Enclos

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