Author: Gary Kates
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801867316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman
Author: Gary Kates
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801867316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801867316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman
Author: Gary Kates
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801867312
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801867312
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
On the Corn Laws; being a digest of extracts from the Œconomical Table; an attempt towards ascertaining the source, progress and employment of riches ... Digested from the English translation as printed ... 1766
Author: Victor RIQUETTI (Marquis de Mirabeau.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Languages : en
Pages : 114
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The Conspirators
Author: Edward Quillinan
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Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Pages : 330
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Works
Author: Anatole France
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Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Eccentric Personages: Memoirs of the Lives and Actions of remarkable Characters
Author: W. Russell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752562358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752562358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
The merrie tales of Jacques Tournebroche. Jocasta & the famished cat
Author: Anatole France
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Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Pages : 500
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Works, in an English Translation
Author: Anatole France
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Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Pages : 272
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Dangerous Compulsion
Author: Gene Grant
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1588209563
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
-- the dinner party was over as Caroline staggered halfway up the stairs. Dropped her wineglass when she leaned on the stair rail, "Etienne." she said, "Are you going out tonight or shall I wait up for my nightly bang?" There was a stunned silence, then the guests shrugged into their wraps and cloaks as they hurried to leave.-- Dangerous Compulsion is the story of four generations of the Devereaux family that encompassed the years between the Civil War and 1977. The story was told from a different perspective. http://www.imogenegrant.com/
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1588209563
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
-- the dinner party was over as Caroline staggered halfway up the stairs. Dropped her wineglass when she leaned on the stair rail, "Etienne." she said, "Are you going out tonight or shall I wait up for my nightly bang?" There was a stunned silence, then the guests shrugged into their wraps and cloaks as they hurried to leave.-- Dangerous Compulsion is the story of four generations of the Devereaux family that encompassed the years between the Civil War and 1977. The story was told from a different perspective. http://www.imogenegrant.com/
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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