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At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
Madame de La Fayette
Born: March 18, 1634
Died: May 25, 1693 (aged 59)
Bio: Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse de La Fayette, better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature.
Known for:
- The Princess of Montpensier
- The Beautiful Person
- The Letter