Margaret Crosland
Autore di Colette: The Difficulty of Loving
Sull'Autore
Margaret Crosland has been a freelance writer and translator since the 1950s. She has written several previous books
Opere di Margaret Crosland
Opere correlate
The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade (1965) — Traduttore, alcune edizioni; Traduttore, alcune edizioni — 112 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Altri nomi
- Leonard de Saint-Yves
- Data di nascita
- 1920-06-17
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Shropshire, England, UK
- Attività lavorative
- translator
literary biographer
Utenti
Recensioni
COLLETTE: A Provincial in Paris di COLLETTE
A collection of Collette's reminiscences, conversations, letters arranged by theme.
Concise, accessible biography of Louis XV's Favourite, Madame Pompadour. Far more than just a mistress, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson took on the rigid etiquette and power play of Versailles to wield social and political influence even after she and the King were little more than good friends. Intelligent, beautiful, shrewd and creative, the Pompadour was a fascinating woman, and Margaret Crosland presents her to the reader with ease and admiration for her subject. Would have liked to see more portraits of Madame Pompadour, particularly those mentioned in the text, but a good introduction to her all the same.… (altro)
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- Utenti
- 256
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
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