The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. Volume 6 (of 6)
by François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768–1848)
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"The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to..." by François-René de Chateaubriand is a memoir published posthumously in 1849 and 1850. Written across decades of revisions from 1809 to 1847, this sweeping autobiography blends political history with intimate confession. The French Romantic pioneer chronicles his experiences as soldier, traveler, novelist, and statesman while capturing the epic events of his era. Originally intended for publication fifty years after his death, financial troubles forced Chateaubriand to release what he called his "mortgaged tomb" to the world.
- Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
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Journal from Carlsbad to Paris—Cynthia—Eger—Wallenstein—Weissenstadt —Berneck—Memories—Bayreuth—Voltaire—Hollfeld—The church—The little girl with the basket—The inn-keeper and his maid-servant—Bamberg—The female hunchback—Würzburg: its canons—A drunkard—The swallow—The inn at Wiesenbach—A German and his wife—My age and appearance—Heidelberg—Pilgrims—Ruins—Mannheim—The Rhine—-The Palatinate—Aristocratic and plebeian armies—Convent and castle—A lonely inn—Kaiserslautern—Saarbrück—Metz—Charles X.'s Council in France—Ideas on Henry V.—My letter to Madame la Dauphine—Letters from Madame la Duchesse de Berry
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This free edition of The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. Volume 6 (of 6) by François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55124, released 2017-07-16. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Biographies, Travel Writing, French Literature.
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