The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. volume 5 (of 6) / Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 5 François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand
History Book language: English 690 pages The fifth volume of Chateaubriand's posthumously published memoirs, an autobiographical and historical work blending memoir, letters, and diplomatic dispatches. It follows his years as French ambassador in Rome and the political shifts that led him to resign. Listen for an eyewitness account of Restoration France and Chateaubriand's reflective prose.
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Opening of the book THE MEMOIRS OF FRANÇOIS
RENÉ
VICOMTE DE CHATEAUBRIAND
SOMETIME AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND
BEING A TRANSLATION BY ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS
OF THE MÉMOIRES D'OUTRE-TOMBE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
FROM CONTEMPORARY SOURCES. In 6 Volumes. Vol. V
"NOTRE SANG A TEINT
LA BANNIÈRE DE FRANCE"
LONDON: PUBLISHED BY FREEMANTLE AND CO. AT 217 PICCADILLY
MDCCCCII
CONTENTS
VOLUME V
BOOK XIII 1-78
The Roman Embassy continued—Letter to Madame Récamier—
Dispatch to M. le Comte Portalis—Conclaves—Dispatches to M. le
Comte Portalis—Letters to Madame Récamier—Dispatch to M. le
Comte Portalis—Letters to Madame Récamier—Dispatch to M. le
Comte Portalis—Letter to Madame Récamier—Letter to the Marchese
Capponi—Letters to Madame Récamier—Letter to M. le Duc de Blacas
—Letters to Madame Récamier—Dispatch to M. le Comte Portalis—
Letter to Monseigneur le Cardinal de Clermont-Tonnerre—Dispatch to
M. le Comte Portalis—Letters to Madame Récamier—Dispatches to M. le Comte Portalis—Fête at the Villa Medici for the Grand-duchess
Helen—My relations and correspondence with the Bonaparte Family
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