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Title: Mémoires d'une contemporaine. Tome 1
Souvenirs d'une femme sur les principaux personnages de la République, du Consulat, de l'Empire, etc...

Note: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http: //dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)

Summary: "Mémoires d'une contemporaine. Tome 1" by Ida Saint-Elme is a memoir written in the early 19th century. The book recounts the author's personal experiences and observations of significant historical figures during pivotal events in French history, such as the Republic, the Consulate, and the Empire. The narrative is centered around the life of Ida, who reflects on her journey through a tumultuous period characterized by personal and political upheaval. At the start of the memoir, the author introduces herself and establishes that her life has intertwined with many notable personalities throughout the transformative years in France following the Revolution. She details her origins, including the legacy of her father, the highlights of her upbringing, and the heartbreak stemming from his mortality. Additionally, she unfolds the circumstance of her first encounter with love, her marriage, and the subsequent sharing of political opinions with her husband, which foreshadows the challenges and adventures that will be explored later in her life. The opening chapters set a rich backdrop of personal history against the larger canvas of French society, indicating a blend of intimate storytelling with broader historical commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Saint-Elme, Ida, 1778-1845

EBook No.: 28373

Published: Mar 20, 2009

Downloads: 43

Language: French

Subject: France -- History -- 1789-1815

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Mémoires d'une contemporaine. Tome 1
Souvenirs d'une femme sur les principaux personnages de la République, du Consulat, de l'Empire, etc...

Note: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http: //dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)

Summary: "Mémoires d'une contemporaine. Tome 1" by Ida Saint-Elme is a memoir written in the early 19th century. The book recounts the author's personal experiences and observations of significant historical figures during pivotal events in French history, such as the Republic, the Consulate, and the Empire. The narrative is centered around the life of Ida, who reflects on her journey through a tumultuous period characterized by personal and political upheaval. At the start of the memoir, the author introduces herself and establishes that her life has intertwined with many notable personalities throughout the transformative years in France following the Revolution. She details her origins, including the legacy of her father, the highlights of her upbringing, and the heartbreak stemming from his mortality. Additionally, she unfolds the circumstance of her first encounter with love, her marriage, and the subsequent sharing of political opinions with her husband, which foreshadows the challenges and adventures that will be explored later in her life. The opening chapters set a rich backdrop of personal history against the larger canvas of French society, indicating a blend of intimate storytelling with broader historical commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Saint-Elme, Ida, 1778-1845

EBook No.: 28373

Published: Mar 20, 2009

Downloads: 43

Language: French

Subject: France -- History -- 1789-1815

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.