Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks, his comedy Turcaret (1709), and his picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715–1735).
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"A smart daughter ought not to examine her future husband too closely. She ought to consider it a pleasure to find one agreeable to her father."
"It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory."
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