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A Frenchman´s Year in Suffolk: French Impressions of Suffolk Life in 1784
François de La Rochefoucauld
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Paperback. French Impressions of Suffolk Life in 1784. Series: Suffolk Records Society. 272 pages, 38, 38 black and white. Editor(s): Scarfe, Norman. 'A fascinating account of provincial life and manners.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLL; RGL. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Scarfe, Norman.
When François 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. François' 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 (François 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 ... Read more
When François 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. François' 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 (François 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843836759
SKU
V9781843836759
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A fascinating account of provincial life and manners.
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT