Books by Francine du Plessix Gray
language
English
review 1: A good way for people to learn more about the french monarchy and the times leading up to the french revolution. Having a story line to follow makes the history of it all seem a little less dull for us non-history buffs. I will say, I found the alternating chapters a bit confusin...
language
English
review 1: Francine du Plessix Gray has wound the multi-faceted life of Germaine de Stael, probably the most important woman in the political and cultural life of France in the Revolutionary period, into a slim volume of two hundred pages. The author's pace matches her subject's temperament...