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by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
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BY L. DE HEGERMANN-LINDENCRONE - ILLUSTRATIONS MADAME CHARLES MOULTON THE FAY HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS EMPEROR NAPOLEON III EMPRESS EUGÉNIE DANIEL FRANÇOIS ESPRIT AUBER FACSIMILE OF LETTER FROM THE DUKE DE MORNY JENNY LIND THE MAIN FAÇADE—CHÂTEAU DE COMPIÈGNE SALLE DES FÊTES—CHÂTEAU DE COMPIÈGNE CHÂTEAU DE PIERREFONDS THE MUSIC HALL—CHÂTEAU DE COMPIÈGNE FACSIMILE OF LETTER FROM JENNY LIND FACSIMILE OF LISZT LETTER MÉRIMÉE'S SIGNATURE AND ANSWERS TO MADAME MOULTON'S QUESTIONS LA SALLE DES PREUX—CHÂTEAU DE PIERREFONDS…. PRINCE METTERNICH'S SIGNATURE AND ANSWERS TO MADAME MOULTON'S QUESTIONS NAPOLEON'S SIGNATURE AND ANSWERS TO MADAME MOULTON'S QUESTIONS EMPRESS EUGÉNIE'S SIGNATURE AND ANSWERS TO MADAME MOULTON'S QUESTIONS ELIHU WASHBURN RUE DE RIVOLI, WHERE THE HÔTEL CONTINENTAL NOW STANDS RAOUL RIGAULT FACSIMILE OF PASSPORT ISSUED TO MADAME MOULTON DURING THE COMMUNE FACSIMILE OF THE GOVERNMENT PERMIT TO KEEP COWS PLACE VENDÔME AFTER THE FALL OF THE COLUMN FACSIMILE OF TICKET TO PLACE VENDÔME FACSIMILE OF ENVELOPE ADDRESSED BY THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE TO PRINCE METTERNICH GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI - PREFACE
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A lively archive of personal correspondence, this volume gathers the letters written between 1858 and 1875 by a well‑connected American singer who moved effortlessly among Europe’s most illustrious courts. Addressed to a beloved mother and aunt, the missives blend everyday observations with vivid recollections of the Second Empire’s glittering social life, offering a rare, intimate perspective on the era’s politics, fashion and artistic circles.
Through her eyes we meet figures such as Napoleon III, Empress Eugénie, and the era’s leading composers—Wagner, Liszt, Gounod and Rossini—whose personalities emerge in candid, often humorous exchanges. The letters also trace her own journey from a Boston upbringing and rigorous studies in London to a celebrated presence at Parisian salons, and later, her diplomatic life attached to a Danish minister. Listeners will hear a blend of scholarly curiosity, youthful exuberance, and the melancholy of a world on the brink of dramatic change, all conveyed in the warm, conversational tone of a woman eager to share the details that mattered most to her.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (697K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-12-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1844–1928
A lively memoirist of high society and diplomatic circles, she turned a life spent among musicians, royals, and ambassadors into warm, observant books full of social detail. Her writing offers a personal window onto court life in Europe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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