GÉDÉON TALLEMANT DES RÉAUX

GÉDÉON TALLEMANT DES RÉAUX (1619-1692), French writer, native of La Rochelle; author of a voluminous collection of gossipy biographies, or anecdotes rather, "Historiettes," filling five volumes, which throw a flood of light on the manners and customs of 17th-century life in France, though allowance must be made for exaggerations.