Les Libertins en campagne immerses us in surroundings populated by criminals, a picturesque milieu that presages some of the darkest pages of Manon Lescaut. It also contains a moving account of the abuses committed by the troops of Louis XIV against the Protestants of the Vivarais region.
Keyword: Roman de 1710, dénonciation des dragonnades, Première de l’Europe galante à Bruxelles, satire des moines mendiants, suprématie de l’art de vivre à la française
