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A tale in two cities : Fanny Burney and Adèle, Comtesse de Boigne / Brian Unwin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Unwin, Brian, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Boigne, Louise-Eléonore-Charlotte-Adélaide d'Osmond, comtesse de, 1781-1866--Friends and associates--Sources.
Boigne, Louise-Eléonore-Charlotte-Adélaide d'Osmond.
Boigne, Louise-Eléonore-Charlotte-Adélaide d'Osmond, comtesse de, 1781-1866--Homes and haunts--Sources.
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840--Friends and associates--Sources.
Burney, Fanny.
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840--Homes and haunts--Sources.
London (England)--Social conditions--18th century--Sources.
London (England).
London (England)--Social conditions--19th century--Sources.
Paris (France)--Social conditions--18th century--Sources.
Paris (France).
Paris (France)--Social conditions--19th century--Sources.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (526 p.)
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"Through the observations of these immensely well-connected and brilliant writers, Brian Unwin provides a fresh and fascinating insight into some of the principal events and persons of one of the most seminal and turbulent periods of modern European history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Contents:
Fanny
Adèle
Napoleon
Wellington
Kings & Queens
Actors, artist & intellectuals
Views across the channel
Blood & death
Fanny & Adèle: A comparison
Epilogue.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.
ISBN:
9780857725288
0857725289
9780755621545
0755621549
9780857734822
0857734822
OCLC:
1158579607

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