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\nˈɪkələz ˈɛdmɪ ɹɪstˈɪf], \nˈɪkələz ˈɛdmɪ ɹɪstˈɪf], \n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ə_z ˈɛ_d_m_ɪ ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ˈɪ_f]\
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A French novelist; born at Sacy near Auxerre, Nov. 22, 1734; died at Paris, Feb. 3, 1806. He published in all more than 200 volumes, full of wit and imagination, but reflecting the licentious habits of their author and his circle. The most noteworthy are: "The Foot of Fanchette" (1769); "The Perverted Countryman" (1774); "The Life of my Father" (1778), a monument of filial piety; "The Pornograph" (1796), a plan for regulating prostitution; and the remarkable "Autobiography of Monsieur Nicolas" (1794-97, 16 vols.).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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