Project Gutenberg 2018-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 224 Duffy, Bella 1845 1926 Duffy, Arabella Jane 08004654 Madame de Staël Famous Women E-text prepared by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Madame de Staël" by Bella Duffy is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and influence of Germaine de Staël, a prominent figure in the world of literature and politics during the French Revolution. The narrative focuses on her relationships, particularly with her mother, Madame Necker, and the social milieu that shaped her intellectual pursuits and ideals. The opening of the book introduces the main themes of Madame de Staël's early life, detailing her upbringing in an intellectually stimulating environment fostered by her influential parents, particularly her mother, Madame Necker. Duffy provides insights into Madame Necker’s character and her ambitions for her daughter, who begins to emerge as a figure of significance. As Germaine grows, we see the dynamics of her family, particularly the tensions with her mother regarding education and personal expression, laying the groundwork for her later development as a writer and political thinker. The opening passages set the stage for a deeper exploration of Madame de Staël's contributions to literature and her pivotal role in the tumultuous events of her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817 DC Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European 468879 2025-06-22T13:44:17.100313 text/html 470670 2018-02-19T11:06:18 text/html 316689 2025-06-22T13:44:24.299347 application/epub+zip 321149 2025-06-22T13:44:18.306360 application/epub+zip 254183 2025-06-22T13:44:17.700364 application/epub+zip 472458 2025-06-22T13:44:28.961301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420833 2025-06-22T13:44:23.589320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344101 2022-08-25T13:09:03.153736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424091 2025-06-22T13:44:16.275319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 424096 2020-06-14T23:21:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18209 2025-06-22T13:44:29.115245 application/rdf+xml 16031 2025-06-22T13:44:17.825323 image/jpeg 2191 2025-06-22T13:44:17.762345 image/jpeg 160745 2020-06-14T23:21:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 285491 2018-02-19T11:09:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 286256 2025-06-22T13:44:17.146350 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