L'Abbé de l'Épée: sa vie, son apostolat, ses travaux, sa lutte et ses succès

A biographical and institutional account recounts the life, mission, and pedagogical works of an influential instructor for the deaf, documenting his methods for teaching language to deaf students, the discovery and commemoration of his remains, and the commissions and public efforts to erect monuments. It surveys prior writings on deaf education, discusses artificial speech techniques and notable deaf-mute pupils formed by his instruction, describes rival or parallel practitioners such as Bonet, Amman, and Jacob Rodrigues Pereire, and narrates the challenges of publication, organization, and the development of societies and institutions supporting the deaf.