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The Life and Letters of Ninon de L’Enclos

by Ninon de Lenclos

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  1. 1Letters to the Marquis de Sévigné
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Life of Ninon de L’Enclos
  4. 4Chapter II — Considered as a Parallel
  5. 5Chapter III — Youth of Ninon de l’Enclos
  6. 6Chapter IV — The Morals of the Period
  7. 7Chapter V — Ninon and Count de Coligny
  8. 8Chapter VI — The “Birds” of the Tournelles
  9. 9Chapter VII — Effect of Her Mother’s Death
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Her Increasing Popularity
  11. 11Chapter IX — Ninon’s Friendships
  12. 12Chapter X — Some of Ninon’s Lovers
  13. 13Chapter XI — Ninon’s Lovers — Continued
  14. 14Chapter XII — The Villarceaux Affair
  15. 15Chapter XIII — The Marquis de Sévigné
  16. 16Chapter XIV — A Family Tragedy
  17. 17Chapter XV — Her Bohemian Environments
  18. 18Chapter XVI — A Remarkable Old Age
  19. 19Letters Of — Introduction to Letters
  20. 20II — Why Love Is Dangerous
  21. 21III — Why Love Grows Cold
  22. 22IV — The Spice of Love
  23. 23V — Love and Temper
  24. 24VI — Certain Maxims Concerning Love
  25. 25VII — Women Expect a Quid Pro Quo From Men
  26. 26VIII — The Necessity for Love and Its Primitive Cause
  27. 27IX — Love Is a Natural Inclination
  28. 28X — The Sensation of Love Forms a Large Part of a Woman’s Nature
  29. 29XI — The Distinction Between Love and Friendship
  30. 30XII — A Man in Love Is an Amusing Spectacle
  31. 31XIII — Vanity Is a Fertile Soil for Love
  32. 32XIV — Worth and Merit Are Not Considered in Love
  33. 33XV — The Hidden Motives of Love
  34. 34XVI — How to Be Victorious in Love
  35. 35XVII — Women Understand the Difference Between Real Love and Flirta…
  36. 36XVIII — When a Woman Is Loved She Need Not Be Told of It
  37. 37XIX — Why a Lover’s Vows Are Untrustworthy
  38. 38XX — The Half-way House to Love
  39. 39XXI — The Comedy of Contrariness
  40. 40XXII — Vanity and Self-Esteem Obstacles to Love
  41. 41XXIII — Two Irreconcilable Passions in Women
  42. 42XXIV — An Abuse of Credulity Is Intolerable
  43. 43XXV — Why Virtue Is So Often Overcome
  44. 44XXVI — Love Demands Freedom of Action
  45. 45XXVII — The Heart Needs Constant Employment
  46. 46XXVIII — Mere Beauty Is Often of Trifling Importance
  47. 47XXIX — The Misfortune of Too Sudden an Avowal
  48. 48XXX — When Resistance Is Only a Pretense
  49. 49XXXI — The Opinion and Advice of Monsieur de la Sablière
  50. 50XXXII — The Advantages of a Knowledge of the Heart
  51. 51XXXIII — A Heart Once Wounded No Longer Plays With Love
  52. 52XXXIV — Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
  53. 53XXXV — The Heart Should Be Played Upon Like the Keys of a Piano
  54. 54XXXVI — Mistaken Impressions Common to All Women
  55. 55XXXVII — The Allurements of Stage Women
  56. 56XXXVIII — Varieties of Resistance Are Essential
  57. 57XXXIX — The True Value of Compliments Among Women
  58. 58XL — Oratory and Fine Phrases Do Not Breed Love
  59. 59XLI — Discretion Is Sometimes the Better Part of Valor
  60. 60XLII — Surface Indications in Women Are Not Always Guides
  61. 61XLIII — Women Demand Respect
  62. 62XLIV — Why Love Grows Weak — Marshal de Saint-Evremond’s Opinion
  63. 63XLV — What Favors Men Consider Faults
  64. 64XLVI — Why Inconstancy Is Not Injustice
  65. 65XLVII — Cause of Quarrels Among Rivals
  66. 66XLVIII — Friendship Must Be Firm
  67. 67XLIX — Constancy Is a Virtue Among the Narrow Minded
  68. 68L — Some Women Are Very Cunning
  69. 69Li — The Parts Men and Women Play
  70. 70LII — Love Is a Traitor With Sharp Claws
  71. 71LIII — Old Age Not a Preventive Against Attack
  72. 72LIV — A Shrewd but Not an Unusual Scheme
  73. 73LV — A Happy Ending
  74. 74Correspondence Between Lord Saint-Evremond and Ninon de L’Enclos Wh…
  75. 75I — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  76. 76II — Ninon de L’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  77. 77III — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  78. 78IV — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  79. 79V — Ninon de L’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  80. 80VI — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  81. 81VII — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  82. 82VIII — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  83. 83IX — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  84. 84X — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  85. 85XI — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  86. 86XII — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  87. 87III — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  88. 88XIV — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  89. 89XV — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  90. 90XVI — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  91. 91XVII — Ninon de l’Enclos to Saint-Evremond
  92. 92XVIII — Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l’Enclos
  93. 93Doctrine of Epicurus Explained by Marshal de Saint-Evremond in a Le…

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