... Confessions: Book 1, 1953, pp21). When Rousseau's father had to leave Switzerland, he was put into the care of his Uncle Bernard, who had a son of Rousseau's age. Together they were sent to a place called 'Bossey' to board with a pastor called 'M. Lambercier', for an education. Up until this point Rousseau had had a childhood with no formal education at all. Rousseau also recalls his time at Bossey with fond memories, and claims; "The manner of my life at Bossey suited me so well that if only it had lasted longer it could not have failed to fix my character for ever." (The Confessions: Book 1, 1953, pp25). After leaving Bossey and spending a few years living with his uncle, he was sent at the age of thirteen to be an apprentice engraver. He lived here for about three years before running away at the age of sixteen to ...

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