My Years in Paris (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Metternich, Princess Pauline Davenport

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331343739 ISBN 13: 9781331343738

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Step into a royal world of Paris life, manners, and memory that shaped a turning point in history.

This memoir offers a vivid look at salons, balls, and daily life among Europe’s elite during the Second Empire. With sharp wit and intimate detail, it captures conversations, courtesies, and the pulses of a city under change. Set against a backdrop of emperors, empresses, and ambassadors, the narrative follows the author’s first years in Paris, from royal introductions to Red-Thread moments at Fontainebleau, Biarritz, and the Tuileries. Read how diplomacy and fashion intertwined, how personal loyalties tested boundaries, and how a sovereign’s charm could redefine a moment in time. The book blends social observation with personal perspective, creating a bright, human portrait of a capital in flux.

• Meet emperors and empresses up close, from first impressions to private conversations.
• Experience the glitter and tedium of grand balls, formal receptions, and private gatherings.
• Witness everyday decisions and diplomatic moments that shaped a nation’s mood.
• Get a firsthand sense of Parisian society across war, peace, and exile.

Ideal for readers who enjoy refined history told through personal memories, social life, and the cost of loyalty in turbulent times.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1331343739
• ISBN 13: 9781331343738
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 246
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