The French consul's wife : memoirs of Céleste de Chabrillan in gold-rush Australia
Clancy, Patricia and Allen, Jeanne 1998, The French consul's wife : memoirs of Céleste de Chabrillan in gold-rush Australia, 1st ed.. Edited by Clancy, Patricia and Allen, Jeanne, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic..
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The French consul's wife : memoirs of Céleste de Chabrillan in gold-rush Australia
A former Parisian courtesan, bare-back-rider, and polka dancer, Céleste de Chabrillan scandalized Melbourne when she arrived in 1854. Her vivid account of years spent in diplomatic circles and on the goldfields reveals her great energy and will.
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Translation with introduction and notes, by Patricia Clancy and Jeanne Allen, of Un deuil au bout du monde (1877)
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0522847757 9780522847758
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eng
Field of Research
200511 Literature in French
Socio Economic Objective
970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
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AN.1 Other book, or book not attributed to Deakin University
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