| Description |
xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : memory and memoirs -- The year 1789, in women's words -- The fall of the royal family : witnessed by the Duchesse de Tourzel -- The king and the queen in the face of death : witnessed by Madame Royale and Rosalie Lamorliere -- The republic vindicated and violated : starring Madame Roland -- The other Robespierre -- The widow Le Bas -- Germaine de Stael's Considerations of the French Revolution -- Plights and ploys in the provinces : Madame Vallon and Alexandrine des Echerolles -- The women of the Vendee -- Exile : London, St. Petersburg and upstate New York -- Reflections, personal and political. |
| Subject |
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Personal narratives, French.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Women.
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Autobiography -- Women authors.
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French prose literature -- Women authors.
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| ISBN |
0465092632 : $25.00 ($33.50 Can.) |
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9780465092635 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 119870487 |
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YDXCP 410910 |
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NZ1 4354163 |
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AU@ 000009735547 |
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