Description
A former Parisian courtesan, bare-back-rider and polka dancer, Celeste de Chabrillan scandalised Melbourne when she arrived in 1854 as the Frenc Consul's wife. Her vivid first-hand memories of years spent in the diplomatic and government house circles and on the goldfields reveal her as a woman of great energyt and will.
About the Author
Dr Patricia Clancy was for many years a senior lecturer in the French Department of the University of Melbourne. She is a winner of the Victorian Premier's Award for Literary Translation.
Jeanne Allen taught French at La Trobe and Melbourne universities and has published on the French in colonial Australia.
Book Information
ISBN 9780522850666
Author Patricia Clancy
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Melbourne University Press
Publisher Melbourne University Press
Weight(grams) 436g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 160mm * 26mm
About the Author
Dr Patricia Clancy was for many years a senior lecturer in the French Department of the University of Melbourne. She is a winner of the Victorian Premier's Award for Literary Translation.
Jeanne Allen taught French at La Trobe and Melbourne universities and has published on the French in colonial Australia.
Book Information
ISBN 9780522850666
Author Patricia Clancy
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Melbourne University Press
Publisher Melbourne University Press
Weight(grams) 436g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 160mm * 26mm
