The French consul's wife : memoirs of Céleste de Chabrillan in gold-rush Australia


Autoria(s): Clancy, Patricia; Allen, Jeanne
Contribuinte(s)

Clancy, Patricia

Allen, Jeanne

Data(s)

01/01/1998

Resumo

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.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30064787

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Melbourne University Press

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30064787/allen-frenchconsulswife-1998.pdf

Palavras-Chave #French consul #Celeste de Chabrillan #Celeste Venard #Mogador #memoirs
Tipo

Book