Project Gutenberg 2018-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 209 Shore, W. Teignmouth (William Teignmouth) 1865 1932 Shore, William Teignmouth w12000068 D'Orsay; or, The complete dandy Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "D'Orsay; or, The Complete Dandy" by W. Teignmouth Shore is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book centers on Gédéon Gaspard Alfred, the Count d'Orsay, who is depicted as the quintessential dandy of his time, exploring his background, lifestyle, and influences in society. The narrative intricately details his relationships, particularly with the celebrated Lady Blessington, as well as his affluent upbringing and social escapades. The opening of the book introduces Count d'Orsay, highlighting his early life and the aristocratic environment he was born into. We learn about his lineage, which boasts a soldier father and a charismatic mother, and how these familial ties shaped his flamboyant character. D'Orsay's youthful exploits in Paris are recounted, providing a glimpse into his charm, physical beauty, and social popularity. The narrative sketches out his burgeoning obsession with luxury, beauty, and the art of living, setting the stage for his later prominence in fashionable society and his complicated entanglements in relationships that would define much of his adult life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852 DA Text Category: Biographies 641456 2025-07-22T12:49:40.399796 text/html 625298 2018-02-16T13:48:36 text/html 1388560 2025-07-22T12:49:50.436686 application/epub+zip 1396954 2025-07-22T12:49:42.265770 application/epub+zip 295223 2025-07-22T12:49:41.265816 application/epub+zip 1599570 2025-07-22T12:49:56.275724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1523443 2025-07-22T12:49:49.421751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426239 2022-08-25T12:59:19.315518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510431 2025-07-22T12:49:38.896816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 510633 2018-02-16T13:48:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17835 2025-07-22T12:49:56.421712 application/rdf+xml 11179 2025-07-22T12:49:41.413821 image/jpeg 2078 2025-07-22T12:49:41.341743 image/jpeg 205634 2018-02-16T13:48:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1292625 2018-02-16T13:48:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1298641 2025-07-22T12:49:40.493791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog