Cazotte, Jacques (1719-1792)

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Cazotte, Jacques (1719-1792)

French romance writer and the reputed author of the famous Prophétie de Cazotte, concerning the French Revolution. As his sympathies were not with the revolutionary party, his letters were seized, and he and his daughter Elizabeth were thrown into prison. He was later beheaded. He was also the author of the celebrated occult romance Le Diable Amoureux (1787).

Sources:

Cazotte, Jacques. Le Diable. Paris: B. Grasset, 1921. Translated as The Devil in Love. London: Consortium, 1993.

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