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Talleyrand
Duff Cooper
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Description for Talleyrand
Paperback. Talleyrand is a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. This title charts the progress of Talleyrand. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. Duff Cooper brings Talleyrand vividly to life and paints an exhilarating picture of this tumultuous period in European history
Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. Duff Cooper brings Talleyrand vividly to life and paints an exhilarating picture of this tumultuous period in European history
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099541622
SKU
V9780099541622
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Ref
99-97
About Duff Cooper
Alfred Duff Cooper, was a statesman, diplomat and author. Born in 1890, he won the DSO as a second lieutenant in the First World War, and entered Parliament in 1923. His life was devoted to politics until 1938 when, as First Lord of the Admiralty, he resigned in protest at the Munich Agreement. Called back to office by Churchill in ... Read more
Reviews for Talleyrand
Exquisite prose, political experience and decadent worldliness... Duff Cooper's perennial work has stood the test of time
Evening Standard
One of the ornaments of English letters
Sunday Telegraph
Masterly
Glasgow Herald
Duff Cooper's best book
Guardian
Elegant concision
Economist
Evening Standard
One of the ornaments of English letters
Sunday Telegraph
Masterly
Glasgow Herald
Duff Cooper's best book
Guardian
Elegant concision
Economist