 In 1637 Scudéry joined her brother Georges at his residence in Paris. A burgeoning playwright, Georges introduced his sister to the literary salons of Paris. Mademoiselle de Scudéry quickly became a frequent guest at the Hôtel de Rambouillet, where Catherine de Vivonne presided over her salon, the celebrated chambre bleue [blue room]. Notable salon authors included Pierre  Corneille,[1]  Jean-Louis Guez de  Balzac,[2]  Valentin  Conrart,[3]  Jean  Chapelain,[4]  Gilles  Ménage,[5]  Mademoiselle de  Montpensier,[6]  Madame de  Sévigné,[7]  Madame de  Lafayette,[8]  and Catherine  Descartes.[9]  Although eclectic in their philosophy, several authors evinced a clear sympathy for moral libertinism. In later writings, the salon libertine would often serve as the object of Scudéry’s censure.