Henri-Joseph Dulaurens Les Abus Dans Les Moeurs... Rare Edition De Blois An II

Description: [FRENCH LITERATURE 18th - ESSAYS PAMPHLETS] Rare work Henri-Joseph DULAURENS 1719-1793Henri-Joseph Dulaurens Pseudonyms:Laurent d'Henriville, abbot of Saint Albin, Brisses-Crosses, Modeste-Tranquille Xang-Xung, J.-B. DulaurensPoet, writerHenri-Joseph Laurent, known as Dulaurens (or Du Laurens) baptized in Douai on May 27, 1719 and died August 17, 1793 in Marienborn, is a French writer.BiographyBaptized at the Saint-Pierre collegiate church of Douai, son of Jean-Joseph Laurens, surgeon-major in the La Roche-Guyon regiment, and Marie-Joseph GuyonFrom the tenderest age, he showed a lively and superior mind, which could give rise to great hopes. Sent early to the college of Anchin, served by the Jesuits, he began his studies which were very successful. Barely had he finished them when his mother, very pious woman, admitted him, on November 12, 1727, aged sixteen, to the canons regular of Trinity, Dulaurens was admitted to the profession on November 12, 1727, being barely nineteen years old. The liveliness of his mind, the ardor of his imagination, and, above all, the extreme desire to distinguish himself made him devote himself entirely to the study of theology and literature. He soon managed to make himself hated of his colleagues, whom he constantly sought to humiliate by showing off his wit and his knowledge. The Jesuits hated him no less, because he took pleasure in confusing them in public theses. The inconveniences he was made to experience determined him to request his transfer to the order of Cluny. But having been refused entry into a house of this order, he legally protested against this refusal, left monastic life and went to Paris to support his rights, perhaps hoping to find in letters more tranquility than in his convent, as well as fortune and glory. But this fortune, the object of his wishes and his ambition, cruelly deceived him, because throughout his life he was unhappy and persecuted.The parliament of Paris having launched, in August 1761, the famous judgment against the Jesuits, Dulaurens, long time their enemy, eagerly seized the opportunity to take revenge by composing a violent satire against them in imitation of the Philippics, under the title of Jesuitics, the idea of which he had communicated to Marc Ferdinand Grouber de Groubentall de Linière, one of his friends staying in his house. The work, done jointly, was completed and printed in eight days but, fearing pursuit by the police, Dulaurens left on foot for Holland, the day after the publication of his pamphlet, neglecting to warn his friend Grouber de Groubentall , who was arrested and taken to the Bastille, where he remained for a month.The little money that Dulaurens took from the Amsterdam booksellers (at Marc-Michel Rey from 1761 to 1763), made him leave that city to go successively to Liège and Frankfurt, where he hoped to find a more considerable gain. Endowed with a fertile imagination and a prodigious facility for work, he always lived in a state bordering on poverty.Having been denounced in December 1765 to the ecclesiastical chamber of Mainz, as the author of impious works, he was tried and condemned by sentence of August 30, 1767 to perpetual prison and locked up in a house of poor priests in Mainz. He then showed signs of delirium and madness. From 1788 he completed his sentence in the guarded convent of Marienborn, where he died at the age of 74 (1793).The physiognomy of Father Dulaurens, who was fat, short and plump, did not announce his talents. Suspicious and caustic, he was officious and helpful only when it could not harm him. Lively and turbulent, restless and hypochondriac, often even visionary, and always inconstant, he formed a thousand plans in a day and never put them into execution. His liveliness made him messy; but his genius was one of those sources which spring forth incessantly. He published a host of works, most of which have had several editions. His extreme abundance makes his work uneven and his ideas little followed. He wrote many verses, in which we notice deep thoughts and sonorous poetry. His prose is full of fire and salience. In his numerous productions there are always new and bold thoughts, in the midst of the most assertive cynicism.PseudonymsMany pseudonyms are attributed to this pamphleteer: Du Laurens, the author of “Compère Matthieu”, Brise-Crosses, Laurent d'Henriville, Modeste-Tranquille Xan-Xung, The Abbot of Saint-Albin, J.-B. Dulaurens, GJ Laurens, M. L***, M. D***, Brother Mirtile (1743)… Let us point out that “Dulaurens” is a family pseudonym rather used by Henri-Joseph’s brother, André Laurent, himself same author of administrative works. Henri-Joseph never signed under this pseudonym, which was attributed to him late by the publishers. Most of his original works are signed “Modeste-Tranquille Xan-Xung”.- Very Rare Edition Text in French [DULAURENS (Henri-Joseph)]Abuses in ceremonies and morals, developed by Mr. L*** Author of Compère Mathieu. Found in manuscript in his wallet after his death In Blois, Chez Jean-Francois Billaut, (Year II of the Republic)This is not the original edition (We find an edition of this text dated 1867)but a very rare edition printed in the revolutionary period, almost on the date of the author's death1 volume In-8, (approximately 20.5 x 13 cm), VII-174-(1)pp.Some vignettes at the front of the chapter and at the ends of the lampComplete with the beautiful and curious plate engraved on the frontispiece -Period bindingFull beige-brown cloth, grooved binding, smooth spine, title label black leather, golden threads, fleuron and titling Very well preserved copy, solid binding,small dirt and various old stains on dishes,cbody of work standing perfectlysee visuals...Very good copy, printed on laid paper, clean and fresh internally throughout,Very light paper. yellowed as always, almost without foxing, dirt or light spots on the insideA small ink stain faintly reflected on the margins of the pages Beautiful copy of cand rare work The Work is voluntarily left in the condition described, as found, without untimely restorations, hazardous retouching, etc... - Lively and turbulent, restless and hypochondriac, often even visionary, and always inconstant, he formed a thousand plans in a day and never put them into execution. His liveliness made him messy; but his genius was one of those sources which spring forth incessantly. He published a host of works, most of which have had several editions. His extreme abundance makes his work uneven and his ideas little followed. He wrote many verses, in which we notice deep thoughts and sonorous poetry. His prose is full of fire and salience. In his numerous productions there are always new and bold thoughts, Many pseudonyms are attributed to this pamphleteer: Du Laurens, the author of “Compère Matthieu”, Brise-Crosses, Laurent d'Henriville, Modeste-Tranquille Xan-Xung, The Abbot of Saint-Albin, J.-B. Dula

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