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LoC No.: 16018890
Title: The strange career of the Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont : Minister plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763
Original Publication: United Kingdom: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885.
Credits: Super Queer Historian and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Strange Career of the Chevalier D'Eon de Beaumont: Minister Plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763" by Captain J. Buchan Telfer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life of the Chevalier D'Eon, a prominent figure in 18th-century France whose ambiguous gender identity and roles as a diplomat and spy during intense political times create a fascinating narrative. The main focus is on D'Eon's unique career, including his secret correspondence for Louis XV and significant interactions within European courts. The opening of the account provides a detailed preface about Louis XV's secret correspondence and reveals D'Eon's early years, background, and training. Telfer sets the stage by discussing D'Eon's role as a secret agent for the King and foreshadows the extraordinary life awaiting the Chevalier. The narrative portrays D'Eon as a complex individual navigating a world that often constrained personal identity within rigid societal norms while simultaneously serving as an influential player in the geopolitical landscape of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Telfer, J. Buchan (John Buchan), 1830-1907
EBook No.: 75668
Published: Mar 20, 2025
Downloads: 392
Language: English
Subject: France -- Foreign relations -- 1715-1774
Subject: Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 16018890
Title: The strange career of the Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont : Minister plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763
Original Publication: United Kingdom: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885.
Credits: Super Queer Historian and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Strange Career of the Chevalier D'Eon de Beaumont: Minister Plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763" by Captain J. Buchan Telfer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life of the Chevalier D'Eon, a prominent figure in 18th-century France whose ambiguous gender identity and roles as a diplomat and spy during intense political times create a fascinating narrative. The main focus is on D'Eon's unique career, including his secret correspondence for Louis XV and significant interactions within European courts. The opening of the account provides a detailed preface about Louis XV's secret correspondence and reveals D'Eon's early years, background, and training. Telfer sets the stage by discussing D'Eon's role as a secret agent for the King and foreshadows the extraordinary life awaiting the Chevalier. The narrative portrays D'Eon as a complex individual navigating a world that often constrained personal identity within rigid societal norms while simultaneously serving as an influential player in the geopolitical landscape of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Telfer, J. Buchan (John Buchan), 1830-1907
EBook No.: 75668
Published: Mar 20, 2025
Downloads: 392
Language: English
Subject: France -- Foreign relations -- 1715-1774
Subject: Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.