M. C. Cook 
Bernardin De St Pierre, 1737-1814 [PDF ebook] 
A Life of Culture

‘Bernardin de St Pierre (1737-1814) was a major figure of the late French Enlightenment. In this first full-length critical biography of the author in English, Malcolm Cook seeks to understand the importance of Bernardin»s major works. Drawing heavily on unpublished manuscript material, he provides a fresh account of the writer»s significance and status in a period of French history which, during Bernardin»s lifetime, saw the transition from monarchy to republic and empire. The book is both a critical account of a major author and a source of new insights into the cultural revolution taking place around him.’