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Isabelle de Charrière

Born

in Zuilen, Netherlands

October 20, 1740

Died

December 27, 1805

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Also under: Belle van Zuylen

Born near Utrecht, The Netherlands as Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken. In the Netherlands she is also known as Belle van Zuylen or Belle de Zuylen.
Her parents gave her a much better education than was usual for a girl in that time.
She married Charles-Emmanuel de Charrière de Penthaz in 1771 and lived the latter half of her life in Switzerland. She is now best known for her letters although she also wrote novels, pamphlets, music and plays.
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Average rating: 3.55 · 396 ratings · 45 reviews · 93 distinct works • Similar authors

	Letters of Mistress Henley Published by Her Friend by Isabelle de Charrière, Belle van Zuylen, Philip Stewart (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1784 — 5 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
	Trois femmes: Nouvelle de l'Abbé de la Tour by Isabelle de Charrière, Emma Rooksby (Editor) 3.20 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1796 — 10 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
	Mijnheer Sainte Anne by Isabelle de Charrière, Belle van Zuylen, Johanna Stouten (Translator) 2.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1799 — 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
	The Nobleman and Other Romances 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1763 — 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
	Caliste, ou suite des Lettres écrites de Lausanne by Isabelle de Charrière, Belle van Zuylen, Claudine Herrmann (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1787 — 24 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 écrites de Lausanne by Isabelle de Charrière, Belle van Zuylen 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1785 — 21 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 neuchâteloises 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 10 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
	There Are No Letters Like Yours: The Correspondence of Isabelle de Charrière and Constant d'Hermenches by Isabelle de Charrière, Constant d'Hermenches, Janet Whatley (Introduction) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000 — 10 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
	Sir Walter Finch et son fils William by Isabelle de Charrière, Belle van Zuylen 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1806 — 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
	Les trois femmes V1 (1796) by Isabelle de Charrière, Belle van Zuylen 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1796 — 9 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

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“On envoie tant d'hommes à la guerre, uniquement pour tuer et être tués, sans que cela soit reproché aux princes, aux généraux, aux recruteurs: ne serait-il pas singulier qu'on eût des droits sur toutes les vies hors sur la sienne?”
― Isabelle de Charrière, Les Trois Femmes: Nouvelle. En Deux Volumes; Volume 1

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“Il n'est de jours vraiment heureux que ceux où l'imprévoyance est totale. Le plaisir même n'est pas si doux à prévoir qu'il ne soit plus doux encore de ne prévoir rien.”
― Isabelle de Charrière, Les trois femmes V1

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“Personne ne fait tout ce qu'il doit.”
― Isabelle de Charrière, Les Trois Femmes: Nouvelle. En Deux Volumes; Volume 1

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