The French Consul's Wife
Memoirs of Celeste De Chabrillan in Gold-Rush Australia
$77.21
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
13 April 1999
Summary
The vivid memoirs of a former Parisian courtesan and circus performer who scandalised Melbourne in the 1850s.‘What a subject for a film, but not, please, Meryl Streep … Together with Dr Patricia Clancy (Melbourne University) and Jeanne Allen’s (La Trobe University) elegant translation and able notes, the memoirs make for a piquant, informative, variegated and often startling read … Miegunyah Press you’ve done it again.’ (Derek Whitelock, Weekend Australian)A former Parisian courtesan, circus …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522850666 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522850669 |
| Author: | Patricia Clancy, Jeanne Allen |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 13 April 1999 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 160mm x 26mm |
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“A detailed narrative of life in Melbourne told from the peculiar vantage point of a highly colorful, intelligent Frenchwoman.” – Melbourne Historical Journal
“A detailed narrative of life in Melbourne told from the peculiar vantage point of a highly colorful, intelligent Frenchwoman.” –Melbourne Historical Journal
About The Author
Patricia Clancy
Dr Patricia Clancy was for many years a senior lecturer in the French Department of the University of Melbourne. She is a winner of the Victorian Premier’s Award for Literary Translation.Jeanne Allen taught French at La Trobe and Melbourne universities and has published on the French in colonial Australia.
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