Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb
Download or Read eBook Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb PDF written by François-René de Chateaubriand and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : François-René de Chateaubriand |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2014-02-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780141393131 |
ISBN-13 | : 0141393130 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb by : François-René de Chateaubriand
Book excerpt: The most enjoyable, glamorous and gripping of all 19th-century autobiographies - a tumultuous account of France hit by wave after wave of revolutions Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb is the greatest and most influential of all French autobiographies - an extraordinary, highly entertaining account of a uniquely adventurous and frenzied life. Chateaubriand gives a superb narrative of the major events of his life - which spanned the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era and the uneasy period that led up to the Revolution of 1830.