The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times : His Childhood, Youth,...
- ISBN-10
- 1567920985
- ISBN-13
- 9781567920987
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- David R. Godine Publisher
- Author
- Michel de Montaigne
Description
Selections from Montaigne's essays are arranged to form a sort of autobiography
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