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Early Modern · c. 1689–1715
The Letters of Spiritual Direction
François Fénelon · 1651–1715
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What it is
Letters to courtiers, soldiers, and women of the court on detachment, self-love, and bearing with one's own faults without discouragement.
Why it lasted
Gentler than his controversial writings, and among the most widely translated works of Catholic direction, read warmly by Protestants.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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