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Madame De Staël
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Unpublished correspondence - that delight of the eager biographer - is not to be had in the case of Madame de Stael, for, as is well known, the De Broglie family either destroyed or successfully hid all the papers which might have revealed any facts not already in possession of the world.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Unpublished correspondence - that delight of the eager biographer - is not to be had in the case of Madame de Stael, for, as is well known, the De Broglie family either destroyed or successfully hid all the papers which might have revealed any facts not already in possession of the world.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1887
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April 1, 2017
There is exhaustive research behind this stylish, intelligent, 1887 biography of the famous Frenchwoman. I had not heard of the author, Bella Duffy, and was delighted by her sound grasp of the times and of her subject. And by her dry wit.
April 10, 2018
A fairly brief overview of the life of Germaine Necker, Madame de Stael.
My acquaintance with her has been mainly as the author of Corinne, but after reading this work, she looks to be quite a political force as well, mainly in her contentious relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte, resulting in several instances of exile for her throughout her life.
Her exiles were the bain of her life, because it appears that before anything else, de Stael was a Parisian. She seems to have thrived most on her native soil, although many members of her salon entourage followed her whereever she landed. So many names of the most influential writers and intellectuals of the day that I recognize, and so many more I don't.
De Stael was apparently a unique mixture of extreme intelligence and wit, mixed with guilelessness and naivete. She loved everyone she met; she wanted everyone she met to love her.
My acquaintance with her has been mainly as the author of Corinne, but after reading this work, she looks to be quite a political force as well, mainly in her contentious relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte, resulting in several instances of exile for her throughout her life.
Her exiles were the bain of her life, because it appears that before anything else, de Stael was a Parisian. She seems to have thrived most on her native soil, although many members of her salon entourage followed her whereever she landed. So many names of the most influential writers and intellectuals of the day that I recognize, and so many more I don't.
De Stael was apparently a unique mixture of extreme intelligence and wit, mixed with guilelessness and naivete. She loved everyone she met; she wanted everyone she met to love her.
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