Women's Stories in Le Mercure Galant (1672-1710): Feminine Fictions in an Early French Periodical

By Deborah Steinberger

What do women want to read? Jean Donneau de Vis , the founder and editor in chief of Le Mercure Galant, one of France's first newspapers, was arguably the first journalist to ask this question and to recognize and capitalize upon the influence of female readers and their social networks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041190867
• ISBN13: 9781041190868
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"