Project Gutenberg 2009-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 39 Saint-Elme, Ida 1778 1845 St-Elme, Ida Jonghe, Elzélina van Aylde Tolstoy van Aylde-Jonghe, Elzélina Aylde Jonghe, Elzélina van Van Aylde Jonghe, Elzélina Jonghe, Elzelina van Aylde Mémoires d'une contemporaine. Tome 5 Souvenirs d'une femme sur les principaux personnages de la République, du Consulat, de l'Empire, etc... 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) "Mémoires d'une contemporaine. Tome 5" by Ida Saint-Elme is a memoir written in the early 19th century. This autobiographical work chronicles the author's experiences and reflections during a transformative period in European history, particularly the tumultuous years of the French Revolution and the subsequent rise and fall of the French Empire. The narrative focuses on the author's encounters with notable figures and explores her personal struggles amidst the broader socio-political upheaval. The opening of the memoir introduces the author's urgent need to reconnect with the court of the Grand Duchess in Florence after a period of wandering. She reflects on the ingratitude of former courtiers and the shifting political landscape as former allies turn against the French presence in Italy. Through vivid descriptions, the author depicts the state of turmoil as well as her unwavering loyalty to the Grand Duchess, as they navigate the adversities of political betrayal and exile. This section sets the tone for a deeply personal narrative filled with political insight and emotional depth, drawing readers into the complex interplay of personal and historical narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- 1789-1815 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 484456 484199 2024-09-12T10:59:08.238106 2023-09-13T03:37:36.480132 text/html text/html 484449 484192 2024-09-12T10:59:08.446081 2023-09-13T03:37:36.626130 text/html text/html 244436 2024-09-12T10:59:14.825085 application/epub+zip 250694 2024-09-12T10:59:10.275148 application/epub+zip 250694 2024-09-12T10:59:09.062101 application/epub+zip 485122 2024-09-12T10:59:18.820056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452534 2024-09-12T10:59:14.229049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472651 2022-09-13T11:32:47.104783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460881 2024-09-12T10:59:07.723124 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460897 2021-01-05T02:40:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 177436 2021-01-05T02:40:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 448156 2021-01-05T02:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175667 2021-01-05T02:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19685 2024-09-12T10:59:18.951029 application/rdf+xml 16197 2024-09-12T10:59:09.740115 image/jpeg 3766 2024-09-12T10:59:09.567077 image/jpeg 243137 2024-09-12T10:59:08.492071 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