Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino (Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan), 1836-1840 by Dorothee de Dino

Description

Dorothee was more than a hostess; she was an acknowledged participant in her uncle’s correspondence and councils, and the diarist of a Europe rearranging itself after Napoleon. Her record of 1836–40 captures the last years of Talleyrand at his chateau of Valencay, the jockeying of French politics, and the constant stream of the powerful who came to pay their respects to a dying colossus.

The memoirs are frank, observant, and quietly moving, and they offer an unsurpassed view of the European upper world at a moment of transition. Readers of the earlier Duchesse de Dino volumes will find here their poignant conclusion.

Why readers still come back to it

• From the confidante of Talleyrand in his final years.
• A close-up view of French and European politics 1836–40.
• Combines court intrigue with real personal tenderness.

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