A Frenchman's Year in Suffolk, 1784 by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When Fran ois de la Rochefoucauld and his brother Alexandre visited Suffolk in 1784, the events which were to lead to the French Revolution in 1789 were already in train. Fran ois' father, the duc de Liancourt, Grand Master of theWardrobe at Louis XVI's court, was well placed to appreciate the dangers of the situation in France, and it must have been with anxious hopefulness that he sent his sons (Fran ois was then 18) to England for a year to appreciatethe ordering of these things in a country which had experienced a revolution over a century earlier. Such reflections are never far below the surface of this otherwise cheerful journal of a year abroad, which gives a vivid pictureof English provincial life; Fran ois' observations range over such diverse subjects as English customs and manners and methods of agriculture and stockbreeding, and include a lively account of a general election. Norman Scarfe, the well-known historian of Suffolk and beyond, provides a spirited translation of Fran ois' journal; it is complemented by numerous illustrations.
`Whether discussing town-planning in Norwich, local government, or improved agricultural practices, Rochefoucauld is always interesting, and it is a pleasure to have his acute observations of English life in the 1780s in such a richly illustrated and splendidly edited volume' J.V. BECKETT,University of Nottingham. EHR April 1992. 'A fascinating account of provincial life and manners. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Norman Scarfe landed on D-Day with the 3rd Division, later writing its history in 1947. Having read History at Oxford he moved to Suffolk and has since worked on Suffolk history. He is the author of several Shell Guides.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780851155081 |
| ISBN 10 | 0851155081 |
| Title | A Frenchman's Year in Suffolk, 1784 |
| Author | Francois De La Rochefoucauld |
| Series | Suffolk Records Society |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 1988-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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