16851 Austen's World With a helpful introduction and

With a helpful introduction and glossary

Part of The Early Essays Series

first edition

You have to see this lovely book to understand it

16851 Austen's World With a helpful introduction andTranslated from the original (1956) French publication by Malcolm Barnes. Illustrated. This is the story of an enduring friendship between two women who could not seem more different. Germaine de Stael was outspoken and eccentric, famous for immoral behavior, and exiled from Paris for her open defiance of Napoleon. Juliette Recamier was known for her great beauty and chaste coquetry, unconquerable by many famous suitors, including Napoleon himself.