SEIGNEUR DE PIERRE DE BOURDEILLE BRANTOME
\se͡ɪnˈɜː də pɪˈe͡ə də bˈɜːde͡ɪl bɹˈantə͡ʊm], \seɪnˈɜː də pɪˈeə də bˈɜːdeɪl bɹˈantəʊm], \s_eɪ_n_ˈɜː d_ə p_ɪ__ˈeə d_ə b_ˈɜː_d_eɪ_l b_ɹ_ˈa_n_t_əʊ_m]\
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A French chronicler (about 1527-1614); born at Perigord. He was for many years traveler or soldier; retired to his estate twenty years before his death, and used his leisure in writing his "Memoirs", in sections devoted to "Lives of Illustrious Men and Great Captains of Foreign Countries"; of "Illustrious Men, etc., of France"; of "Illustrious Women"; of "Courteous Dames"; "Anecdotes of Duels"; "Spanish Rhodomontades and Oaths"; etc. The author is vain and egotistical, but thoroughly naive and honest. The style is charmingly piquant, with frequent sallies of wit and flashes of eloquence. He is indeed a fascinating chronicler. His "Complete Works", 10 vols., were published at the Hague (1740).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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