A Frenchman's Year in Suffolk: French Impressions of Suffolk Life in 1784 - Couverture rigide

Rochefoucauld, Francois De La; Scarfe, Norman

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0851155081 ISBN 13 : 9780851155081

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 1988

Synopsis

When François de la Rochefoucauld, and his brother Alexandre visited Suffolk in 1784, the events which were to lead to the French Revolution in 1789 were already in train. François' father, the duc de Liancourt, Grand Master of the Wardrobe at Louis XVI's court, was well placed to appreciate the dangers of the situation in France, and it must have been with anxious hopefulness that he sent his sons (François was then 18) to England for a year to appreciatethe ordering of these things in a country which had experienced a revolution over a century earlier. Such reflections are never far below the surface of this otherwise cheerful book, which gives a vivid picture of English provincial life in a good year. François' observations range over such diverse subjects as English customs and manners and methods of agriculture and stockbreeding, and include a lively account of a general election. The spirited translation is complemented by numerous illustrations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0851155081
• ISBN 13: 9780851155081
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible