Isabelle de Montolieu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Isabelle de Montolieu

Swiss novelist and translator

Date of Birth: 07-May-1751

Place of Birth: Lausanne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1832

Profession: writer, translator, novelist, linguist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Isabelle de Montolieu

  • Isabelle de Montolieu (1751–1832) was a Swiss novelist and translator.
  • She wrote in and translated to the French language.
  • Montolieu penned a few original novels and over 100 volumes of translations.
  • She wrote the first French translation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (Raison et SensibilitĂ©, ou Les Deux Manières d'Aimer) and Persuasion (La Famille Elliot, ou L'Ancienne Inclination).
  • One of her translations to French - Johann David Wyss's German-language The Swiss Family Robinson (Le Robinson suisse, ou, Journal d'un père de famille, naufragĂ© avec ses enfans) - was adapted and expanded by her with original episodes more than once.
  • Montolieu's French version is the literal source of still frequently reprinted English translations - for example William H.
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  • Kingston's 1879 version, one of the most popular in English over the years, is actually a translation of Montolieu's French adaptation.Her first novel, Caroline de Lichtfield, ou MĂ©moires d'une Famille Prussienne, was an influential instant best-seller in the 1780s and stayed in print until the mid-19th century.

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