Madame de Stael by Maria Fairweather
The influence of the salons of Paris on the thought and culture of the 18th century would be difficult to overstate. These meeting places were presided over by brilliantly clever women, and Madame de Stael was the cleverest. She was married to a secretary in the Swedish embassy. She found him clumsy and so began to take lovers. This is her story.
A truly fascinating subject [handled with] brilliance and cogency* Antonia Fraser *
Scholarly yet well-written and excitingly paced. * Munro Price, Sunday Telegraph *
Fairweather is an excellent researcher and a sparkling raconteur. * Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times *
Thoroughly researched and beautifully written. * Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday *
Scholarly yet well-written and excitingly paced. * Munro Price, Sunday Telegraph *
Fairweather is an excellent researcher and a sparkling raconteur. * Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times *
Thoroughly researched and beautifully written. * Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday *
This is Maria Fairweather's second biography. The first was The Pilgrim Princess: A Life of Princess Volkonsky published in 1999 of which Victoria Glendinning wrote. "A rich, compelling historical biography - the extraordinary story of a beautiful princess whose life and loves were intimately interwoven with those of great men at the cataclysmic centre of events in early nineteenth-century Europe.'
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845292270 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845292278 |
| Title | Madame de Stael |
| Author | Maria Fairweather |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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