Letters of a Portuguese Nun
Author: first_name: Mariana
last_name: Alcoforado
first_name: Gabriel-Joseph de
last_name: Lavergne
Language: English
Year: 1893

The Letters of a Portuguese Nun  (Les Lettres Portugaises) were first published anonymously in Paris in 1669. The five passionate letters in book form were a publishing sensation since their appearance, with five editions in the first year, followed by more than forty editions throughout the 17th century. A Cologne edition of 1669 stated that the Marquis de Chamilly was their addressee, but, aside from the fact that she was female, the author's name and identity remained unknown. The letters wer