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Copy of Voltaire’s ‘Contes de Guillaum Vadé’, accompanied by miscellaneous extracts from his works
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CMV33699
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Saint Louis University Archives
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DOC MSS 16 (V), ‘Tales of Guillaume Vade with preface by his cousin Catherine Vade’
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French
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Brief Summary:
A manuscript copy of Voltaire’s Contes de Guillaum Vadé, along with other miscellaneous extracts from his works.
Detailed Summary:
The copies may have been made as educational tools to teach French language.
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Catherine Vadé, Contes de Guillaum Vadé, Guillaume Vadé
Genre(s):
Poetry
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Copy (Contemporary)
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Owned by the Saugrain family.
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Donated by Frederick Saugrain, son of Dr. Antoine Francois Saugrain.
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