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The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 4 (of 6) : Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 4
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England" is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The memoirs chronicle the life and thoughts of the author, Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, as he navigates through significant political events following the Napoleonic era, offering insights into his experiences as a statesman and the cultural milieu of the time. At the start of the memoirs, Chateaubriand reflects on the dramatic political shifts in France between the end of the Napoleonic era and the Restoration monarchy. He expresses his disillusionment with the political figures of the time, showing a sense of nostalgia for the grandeur associated with Napoleon. The opening also highlights his entry into the political sphere as a peer of France, where he faces both challenges and transformations-his initial speeches in the Chamber of Peers, the publication of his influential work "Monarchie selon la Charte," and his subsequent political and personal struggles with his contemporaries. The memoirs set the stage for an exploration of Chateaubriand's complex relationship with power, politics, and his contemporaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Laura Rodriguez Natal and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
- Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9moires_d%27Outre-Tombe
- Release date is 2017-06-10
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