This is the fourth volume of Chateaubriand's memoirs, covering his political and diplomatic life during the French Restoration. It recounts his appointment as a peer of France, his speeches, and his embassy to Berlin. Listen for a firsthand view of politics and society in the early 19th century.
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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. IV
"NOTRE SANG A TEINT
LA BANNIÈRE DE FRANCE"
LONDON: PUBLISHED BY FREEMANTLE AND CO. AT 217 PICCADILLY
MDCCCCII
CONTENTS
VOLUME IV
BOOK VII 1-30
Changes in the world—The years 1815 and 1816—I am made a peer of France—My first appearance in the tribune—Various speeches—
The Monarchie selon la Charte—Louis XVIII.—M. Decazes—I am struck off the list of ministers of State—I sell my books and my Valley—My speeches continued, in 1817 and 1818—The Piet meetings—The
Conservateur—Concerning the morality of material interests and that of duty—The year 1820—Death of the Duc de Berry—Birth of the Duc de Bordeaux—The market-women of Bordeaux—I cause M. de Villèle and M. de Corbière to take office for the first time—My letter to the
Duc de Richelieu—Note from the Duc de Richelieu and my reply—
Notes from M. de Polignac—Letters from M. de Montmorency and M.
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