DIDEROT, Denis. La Religieuse. An cinquième de la République [1796].
DIDEROT, Denis.
La Religieuse.
Paris, Buisson, An cinquième de la République [1796].
8vo (192x119 mm), (4)-411-( 1 bl.) pages. binding : Contemporary full mottle sheep. Flat spine. A little stain on title page.
First edition. Written in 1760, it was not published until 10 years after Diderot's death. This anticlerical novel tells the story of a young girl who becomes a nun against her will and fights to escape confinement and regain her freedom.