Courtesan and Countess
The Lost and Found Memoirs of the French Consul's Wife
Published on 1. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-0-522-86884-5 (ISBN)
Description
Celeste de Chabrillan, former courtesan and widow of the first French Consul to Melbourne, became the most prolific female stage writer in nineteenth-century France. Forever haunted by her scandalous past, Celeste fought to hold her place in an artistic world dominated by men. Courtesan and Countess tells the story not only of her struggle as a creative artist to survive and earn a living, but also of her fascinating life at the centre of the bohemian circles of Paris, surrounded by friends such as Alexandre Dumas pere, Georges Bizet and Prince Napoleon.
Courtesan and Countess paints a portrait of a remarkable woman and of the turbulent world of Paris during the Belle Epoque. Lost for more than eighty years until discovered by the authors in the attic of a French country manor, these are the unpublished and final set of memoirs from Celeste de Chabrillan.
Courtesan and Countess paints a portrait of a remarkable woman and of the turbulent world of Paris during the Belle Epoque. Lost for more than eighty years until discovered by the authors in the attic of a French country manor, these are the unpublished and final set of memoirs from Celeste de Chabrillan.
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Edition
Main edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-522-86884-5 (9780522868845)
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Jana Verhoeven | Alan Willey | Jeanne Allen
Courtesan and Countess
The Lost and Found Memoirs of the French Consul's Wife
E-Book
12/2015
Simon + Schuster LLC
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Persons
Jana Verhoeven (lead author) is a researcher and teacher of French literature and history at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her most recent publication is Jovial Bigotry: Max O'Rell and the Transnational Debate over Manners and Morals in 19th Century France, Britain and the United States.
Alan Willey read Modern Languages at Oxford, UK and taught French at Wesley College Melbourne, Australia for over thirty years. He has been researching Celeste de Chabrillan's life since 1998.
Jeanne Allen studied French language and literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia and wrote her Master of Arts thesis on a selection of the Australian works of Celeste de Chabrillan. In 1998, she co-translated and annotated Celeste's second set of memoirs, The French Consul's Wife. Jeanne is currently an Associate Professor in Education.
Alan Willey read Modern Languages at Oxford, UK and taught French at Wesley College Melbourne, Australia for over thirty years. He has been researching Celeste de Chabrillan's life since 1998.
Jeanne Allen studied French language and literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia and wrote her Master of Arts thesis on a selection of the Australian works of Celeste de Chabrillan. In 1998, she co-translated and annotated Celeste's second set of memoirs, The French Consul's Wife. Jeanne is currently an Associate Professor in Education.