Project Gutenberg 2006-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 287 Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de 1768 1848 Chateaubriand, Francois-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, F.-A. de (François-Auguste) Chateaubriand, François Auguste René, vicomte de De Chateaubriand, François-René Chateaubriand, François René Chateaubriand, François-René de Chateaubriand, F. R. de Biré, Edmond 1829 1907 Bire, Edmond Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 1 Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 1" by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand is a historical memoir written in the early 19th century." This work begins with the reflections of its author on his life from his birth in 1768 up until his return from emigration in 1800, covering pivotal moments in French history, including the Revolution and his experiences in Rome and Prague. Through his narrative, Chateaubriand not only recounts personal memories but also engages with themes of genius, beauty, and the socio-political environment of his time. "The opening of the memoir introduces readers to Chateaubriand's entry into the literary world as he begins sharing his experiences with a close circle of friends in the 1830s." The scene depicts a salon at the Abbaye-au-Bois, where prominent figures from both the old and new France gather to listen to Chateaubriand read from his manuscript. This setting is characterized by a mix of light and shadow, creating an atmosphere that reflects the complexity of his subjects. As he prepares to share his life story, he contemplates the weight of his words and the reactions they might provoke among his esteemed audience, foreshadowing the blend of history, nostalgia, and personal introspection that define these memoirs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Enghien, Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon, duc d', 1772-1804 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1272507 1271029 2024-10-08T10:12:13.716441 2023-09-08T11:22:12.109988 text/html text/html 1246839 2006-08-22T08:02:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1066805 2006-08-22T08:03:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1193720 2024-10-08T10:12:34.583834 application/epub+zip 1206688 2024-10-08T10:12:19.755415 application/epub+zip 572991 2024-10-08T10:12:17.070416 application/epub+zip 1681985 2024-10-08T10:12:44.885806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1563818 2024-10-08T10:12:31.995339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909084 2022-09-09T06:15:10.006875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1195144 1194863 2024-10-08T10:12:10.602458 2023-09-08T11:22:09.207936 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1164693 2006-07-30T08:51:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 443317 2006-08-22T08:00:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22094 2024-10-08T10:12:45.042774 application/rdf+xml 18272 2024-10-08T10:12:17.846427 image/jpeg 4531 2024-10-08T10:12:17.518420 image/jpeg 1155649 2024-10-08T10:12:13.845453 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia