Françoise-Albine Benoist Explained

Françoise-Albine Benoist (1724 – 1808 or 1809) was a French novelist, playwright and essayist born in Lyon.

She wrote a few theater works that were never played. She was also a journalist for Le Journal des Dames.

Little is known about her life. In April 1754 she married painter and draughtsman Jean-Marie Benoist.

According to Manon Roland, Benoist may have been a model for the heroine of Charles-Albert Demoustier's Lettres à Emilie.[1]

Her most famous work is Les Aveux d'une jolie femme.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: fr. Mme Roland. Manon Roland. Lettres. The model for Lettres à Émilie could also be Marie-Guillemine Benoist.
  2. Book: Olga B. . Cragg. Célianne, ou, les amants séduits par leurs vertus: suivi du Journal en forme de lettres mêlé de critiques et d'anecdotes. 2002. University of Saint-Étienne. 978-2-86272-272-6. fr.
  3. Book: Péricaud, Antoine . fr. Note et documents pour servir à l'histoire de Lyon depuis l'origine jusqu'à l'année 1349. Relagaud . 1838.