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Marie de Gournay was 18 when she read, and was overwhelmed by, the essays of the French philosopher Montaigne. She had to be revived with hellebore. When she finally met Montaigne, she stabbed herself with a hairpin until blood ran in order to show her devotion.Diski, Jenny is the author of 'Apology for the Woman Writing', published 2009 under ISBN 9781844083862 and ISBN 1844083861.
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