Adrienne Lecouvreur

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Adrienne Lecouvreur (née Couvreur; 5 April 1692 – 20 March 1730) was a French actress, considered by many as the greatest of her time. Born in Damery, Champagne, she first appeared professionally on the stage in Lille. After her Paris debut at the Comédie-Française in 1717, she was immensely popular with the public.

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