My Years in Paris (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Princess Pauline Metternich

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331343739 ISBN 13 : 9781331343738

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Step into a royal world of Paris life, manners, and memory that shaped a turning point in history.

This memoir offers a vivid look at salons, balls, and daily life among Europe’s elite during the Second Empire. With sharp wit and intimate detail, it captures conversations, courtesies, and the pulses of a city under change. Set against a backdrop of emperors, empresses, and ambassadors, the narrative follows the author’s first years in Paris, from royal introductions to Red-Thread moments at Fontainebleau, Biarritz, and the Tuileries. Read how diplomacy and fashion intertwined, how personal loyalties tested boundaries, and how a sovereign’s charm could redefine a moment in time. The book blends social observation with personal perspective, creating a bright, human portrait of a capital in flux.

• Meet emperors and empresses up close, from first impressions to private conversations.
• Experience the glitter and tedium of grand balls, formal receptions, and private gatherings.
• Witness everyday decisions and diplomatic moments that shaped a nation’s mood.
• Get a firsthand sense of Parisian society across war, peace, and exile.

Ideal for readers who enjoy refined history told through personal memories, social life, and the cost of loyalty in turbulent times.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from My Years in Paris

My husband had been sent to France - to St. Sauveur, where the Emperor was staying - in order to ratify some clause of the Treaty of Zurich, which had been concluded when the war with Italy came to an end. His Majesty, who had known him for a long time, expressed a wish to meet him again at Biarritz, adding, "I shall hope to see the Princess there as well as yourself."

On his return from St. Sauveur my husband wrote and asked me to join him in Paris. I was in Bohemia just then with my little girl, who was only two years old, but I complied with his request and made all the necessary arrangements for the child to remain at Konigswart.

About the Publisher

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331343739
• ISBN 13: 9781331343738
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
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