Sainte-Pélagie Prison

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Sainte-Pélagie was a prison in Paris from 1790 to 1895. It saw many famous prisoners during the French revolution, with Madame Roland and Grace Dalrymple Elliott being the only female prisoners. After the revolution, the Marquis de Sade was imprisoned here, as was the young mathematician Évariste Galois. During the July Monarchy, the "April insurgees" were also detained there, and some managed to escape through an underground tunnel.

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-[[Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau|Neufchâteau]]'s five-act verse comedy ''[[Paméla ou la Vertu récompensée]]'', ([[Comédie-Française|Comédiens Français]], [[1 August]] [[1793]]).  Appearing during the [[French Revolution]], Neufchâteau's adaptation was felt to be too Royalist in its sympathies  by the [[Committee of Public Safety]], which imprisoned its author and cast (including [[Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange]] and [[Dazincourt]]) in the [[Madelonnettes Convent|Madelonnettes]] and [[Sainte-Pélagie Prison|Sainte-Pélagie]] prisons.
+'''Sainte-Pélagie''' was a [[prison]] in [[Paris]] from [[1790]] to [[1895]]. It saw many famous prisoners during the [[French revolution]], with [[Madame Roland]] and [[Grace Dalrymple Elliott]]  being the only female prisoners. After the revolution, the [[Marquis de Sade]] was imprisoned here, as was the young mathematician [[Évariste Galois]]. During the [[July Monarchy]], the "April insurgees" were also detained there, and some managed to escape through an underground tunnel.
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