![]() ![]() Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780: Almacén y biblioteca completa de los niños o Diálogos de una sabia directora con sus discípulas de la primera distinción (Julian Viana Razola, 1829), also by Julián Viana Razola and Matias Guitet (page images at HathiTrust).Help with reading books - Report a bad link - Suggest a new listingĪdditional books from the extended shelves: Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780: The Young Misses Magazine: Containing Dialogues Between a Governess and Several Young Ladies of Quality, Her Scholars (2 volumes Glasgow: J.by Sarah Newman (page images at HathiTrust) Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780: Letters of Madame Du Montier (second edition, 3 volumes London: Printed for J.Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780: Beauty and the Beast: A Tale for the Entertainment of Juvenile Readers (Gutenberg text).Online Books by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780)Ī Wikipedia article about this author is available. Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780) | The Online Books Page The Online Books Page ![]()
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