(George de), a French writer of eminence in his day, descended from an ancient family of Apt in Provence, was born at Havre-de-Grace in 1603. The greatest part of his life was spent in writing; and his works consist of prose, dramatic pieces, and poetry of all kinds; but which are now little read. He died in 1667.

(Magdalene de), sister of George de Scudery, was born in 1607, and became very eminent for her wit and writings. Necessity first stimulated her genius; and as the taste of the age was for romances, she turned her pen that way, and succeeded wonderfully in gratifying the public humour. This lady held a correspondence with all the learned as well as with all the wits; and her house at Paris was a kind of little court, where numbers of both kinds used constantly to assemble. She died in 1701, at 94 years old. Her principal works are, 1. Artamans, or the Grand Cyrus. 2. Clelia. 3. La Promenade de Vraissier. 4. Ibrahim, or the Illustrious Baffa. 5. Almahide, or the Royal Slave. 6. Celinda. 7. Matilda of Aguilar. 8. Conversations, 10 volumes, &c. All of them are written in French.

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N. B. Errata, Omissions, &c. noticed and supplied in the Appendix at the end of the Work.