16851 Austen's World Oxford at the Clarendon Press

Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1953

With a helpful introduction and glossary

No date but probably c

Part of The Early Essays Series

A fascinating subject

16851 Austen's World Oxford at the Clarendon PressTranslated from the original (1956) French publication by Malcolm Barnes. Illustrated. This is the story of an enduring friendship between two women who could not seem more different. Germaine de Stael was outspoken and eccentric, famous for immoral behavior, and exiled from Paris for her open defiance of Napoleon. Juliette Recamier was known for her great beauty and chaste coquetry, unconquerable by many famous suitors, including Napoleon himself.