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Eighteenth-century Parisian salons were venues for the social
and political vanguard that were presided over by a succession
of brilliantly clever women, the cleverest of whom was
Madame de Staël. Born the daughter of a powerful banker, she
married unsuccessfully, taking lovers as consolation -
Talleyrand among them - and her life became enmeshed with
the great and the good of her day. In Benjamin Constant she
found her intellectual equal, and her novel, Delphine, was
admired by Goethe and Byron. Napoleon felt differently:
recognising her as a dangerous radical, he banished her. Maria
Fairweather shows the Emperor was right to fear her - this
society woman did indeed play a vital role in his downfall.
Meticulously researched and entertaining, Fairweather brings to
life both an extraordinary woman and the unusual times in
which she lived.
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'Fairweather's excellent biography matches the richness, charm and humour of its subject ... It is a terrific read.' -- Financial Times Magazine - Weekend, March 5, 2005
'Grippingly readable as well as beautifully produced, it does [Madame de Stael] full justice.' -- The Independent, March 21, 2005
'Maria Fairweather is to be congratulated on the wealth of stories that enrich her book and make it exceptionally readable.' -- Spectator, February 19, 2005
'The concentration on Madame de Stael's personality makes for a very readable account' -- Times Literary Supplement, March 18, 2005
A 'thoroughly researched and beautifully written book.' -- Mail on Sunday, March 6, 2005
A fascinating glimpse into a hidden world, raising almost as many questions as it answers. -- Good Book Guide June 2006
A scintillating biography of Madame de Stael. -- Good Book Guide 1 June
An encyclopedic, thoroughly researched account of a remarkable figure. -- BBC History Magazine Monday 1 May
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'Grippingly readable as well as beautifully produced, it does [Madame de Stael] full justice.' -- The Independent, March 21, 2005
'Maria Fairweather is to be congratulated on the wealth of stories that enrich her book and make it exceptionally readable.' -- Spectator, February 19, 2005
'The concentration on Madame de Stael's personality makes for a very readable account' -- Times Literary Supplement, March 18, 2005
A 'thoroughly researched and beautifully written book.' -- Mail on Sunday, March 6, 2005
A fascinating glimpse into a hidden world, raising almost as many questions as it answers. -- Good Book Guide June 2006
A scintillating biography of Madame de Stael. -- Good Book Guide 1 June
An encyclopedic, thoroughly researched account of a remarkable figure. -- BBC History Magazine Monday 1 May
The Paris salonnière who helped to
bring down Napoleon
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- PublisherConstable
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1841198161
- ISBN 13 9781841198163
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages480
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