Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman
Title | Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Kates |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2001-09-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780801867316 |
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman
Title | Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Kates |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2001-09-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0801867312 |
"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."—Quentin Crisp Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.
On the Corn Laws; being a digest of extracts from the Œconomical Table; an attempt towards ascertaining the source, progress and employment of riches ... Digested from the English translation as printed ... 1766
Title | On the Corn Laws; being a digest of extracts from the Œconomical Table; an attempt towards ascertaining the source, progress and employment of riches ... Digested from the English translation as printed ... 1766 PDF eBook |
Author | Victor RIQUETTI (Marquis de Mirabeau.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 1815 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Conspirators
Title | The Conspirators PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Quillinan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 1841 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Works
Title | Works PDF eBook |
Author | Anatole France |
Publisher | |
Pages | 502 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Eccentric Personages: Memoirs of the Lives and Actions of remarkable Characters
Title | Eccentric Personages: Memoirs of the Lives and Actions of remarkable Characters PDF eBook |
Author | W. Russell |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2022-01-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3752562358 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Monsieur D'Eon
Title | Monsieur D'Eon PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Brownell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
Set in 18th century France, Monsieur D'Eon-courtier, soldier, spy and intellect-keeps his (or her) secret for 60 years. A gender-bending, swash-buckling, biting comedy with all the right elements for an adventure story, it nonetheless makes some interesting observations about gender and class, both in 18th century France and today.