Project Gutenberg 2017-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 180 Choisy, abbé de 1644 1724 Choisy, abbe de Choisy, François-Timoléon de Choisy, Francois-Timoleon de De Choisy, François-Timoléon Montifaud, Marc de 1850 Quivogne de Montifaud, Marie Amelie Chartroule de Montifaud Hanriot, J. (Jules) 1853 1930 Hanriot, Jules-Armand Hanriot, Jul. (Jules) Hanriot, Jules Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme" by abbé de Choisy is a memoir written in the late 17th century. The book chronicles the life and escapades of François-Timoléon de Choisy, who, notably, cross-dressed and lived much of his life as a woman, often participating in courtly intrigues and societal affairs of the time. Through his experiences, Choisy explores themes of gender, identity, and desire within the context of the French aristocracy. The opening of the memoir introduces us to the author's life as he is compelled to recapture his youthful adventures at the request of a lady friend. He reflects on his peculiar upbringing, where he was dressed as a girl from a young age, leading to his participation in theatrical performances as a woman. He recounts the joys and follies of his life, including the societal and romantic attention he received while dressed as Madame de Sancy. The narrative captures the complexities of his identity and the happiness he found in being cherished and admired as a woman, leading to a humorous yet poignant commentary on societal expectations and personal desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Choisy, abbé de, 1644-1724 Cross-dressers -- France -- Biography DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - European 218635 2025-04-21T13:07:06.746159 text/html 194786 2025-03-15T12:22:25 text/html 325651 2025-04-21T13:07:11.546118 application/epub+zip 324792 2025-04-21T13:07:07.812153 application/epub+zip 154434 2025-04-21T13:07:07.275145 application/epub+zip 396382 2025-04-21T13:07:14.393110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375186 2025-04-21T13:07:11.019114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203148 2022-09-24T15:34:29.014458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191068 2025-04-21T13:07:06.179157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170958 2025-03-15T12:22:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20892 2025-04-21T13:07:14.560081 application/rdf+xml 13388 2025-04-21T13:07:07.379138 image/jpeg 2587 2025-04-21T13:07:07.326160 image/jpeg 69507 2017-01-21T10:53:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 274345 2017-01-21T10:53:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 282139 2025-04-21T13:07:06.798141 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 fr.wikipedia