Christine de Pizan 
Christine’s Vision [PDF ebook] 

Originally published in 1993, this book offers a translation of Christine de Pizan’s Christine’s Vision, as translated by Glenda K. Mc Leod. One of France’s first professionl writers, Christine de Pizan wrote a large and remarkable body of work, distinguished not only for its variety and quality but also for its unusual blend of introspective and public commentary. As Christine’s Vision makes clear, Christine sensed the similarities between her fate and France’s and felt a close bond with her adopted land.