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100 1 _aRadziwill, Catherine, Princess,
_d1858-1941
245 1 0 _aFrance from Behind the Veil: Fifty Years of Social and Political Life
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-02-09
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
520 _a"France from Behind the Veil: Fifty Years of Social and Political Life" by Count Paul Vassili is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the social and political landscape of France over a significant period, focusing particularly on the last days of the Second Empire and the reign of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. Vassili's perspective as a member of the diplomatic community offers readers a unique lens through which to examine the events and characters that shaped this tumultuous time in French history. The opening of the book introduces the author’s arrival in Paris in 1868, where he assumes the role of secretary at the Russian embassy. He reflects on the vibrant society of Paris under the Empire and the luxurious lifestyles of the Emperor and Empress, portraying the court as a lively space filled with vivid characters and social dramas. Through detailed observations, the author sets the stage for the subsequent chapters that will delve deeper into the personalities and political machinations that led to the eventual decline of the Empire, while also hinting at the underlying tensions and foreshadowing the catastrophic events that would follow, particularly in relation to the looming Franco-Prussian War. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrance -- Social life and customs
653 _aFrance -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940
653 _aFrance -- Politics and government -- 1852-1870
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61359
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