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Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.

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Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.

by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël

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TEN YEARS' EXILE;

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Part The First - Chapter 1. Causes of Bonaparte's animosity against me - Chapter 2. Commencement of opposition in the Tribunate.—My first Persecution on that account.—Fouche - Chapter 3. System of Fusion adopted by Bonaparte.—Publication of my Work on Literature - Chapter 4. Conversation of my Father with Bonaparte.—Campaign of Marengo - Chapter 5. The Infernal Machine.—Peace of Luneville - Chapter 6. Corps diplomatique during the Consulate.—Death of the Emperor Paul - Chapter 7. Paris in 1801 - Chapter 8. Journey to Coppet.—Preliminaries of Peace with England - Chapter 9. Paris in 1802.—Bonaparte President of the Italian Republic.—My return to Coppet - Chapter 10. New symptoms of Bonaparte's ill will to my Father and Myself.—Affairs of Switzerland - Chapter 11. Rupture with England.—Commencement of my Exile - Chapter 12. Departure for Germany.—Arrival at Weimar - Chapter 13. Berlin.—Prince Louis-Ferdinand - Chapter 14. Conspiracy of Moreau and Pichegru - Chapter 15. Assassination of the Duke d'Enghien - Chapter 16. Illness and Death of M. Necker - Chapter 17. Trial of Moreau - Chapter 18. Commencement of the Empire - Part the Second - Chapter 1. Suppression of my Work on Germany.—Banishment from France - Chapter 2. Return to Coppet—Different Persecutions. - Chapter 3. Journey in Switzerland with M. de Montmorency - Chapter 4. Exile of M. de Montmorency and Madame Recamier.—New Persecutions - Chapter 5. Departure from Coppet - Chapter 6. Passage through Austria;—1812 - Chapter 7. Residence at Vienna - Chapter 8. Departure from Vienna - Chapter 9. Passage through Poland - Chapter 10. Arrival in Russia - Chapter 11. Kiow - Chapter 12. Road from Kiow to Moscow - Chapter 13. Appearance of the Country—Character of the Russians - Chapter 14. Moscow - Chapter 15. Road from Moscow to Petersburg - Chapter 16. St. Petersburg - Chapter 17. The Imperial Family - Chapter 18. Manners of the great Russian Nobility - Chapter 19. Establishments for Public Education.—Institute of St. Catherine - Chapter 20. Departure for Sweden.—Passage through Finland - TEN YEARS' EXILE - Part The First - CHAPTER 1.

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CHAPTER 2.

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CHAPTER 3

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CHAPTER 4.

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CHAPTER 5.

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CHAPTER 6.

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CHAPTER 7.

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CHAPTER 8.

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CHAPTER 9.

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In this intimate memoir, a renowned French intellectual recounts the first years of her forced exile under Napoleon’s watchful eye. From the quiet corridors of her confined home to the shadowed streets of Paris, she records the sting of censorship, the loss of friendship, and the relentless surveillance that made even a private diary a daring act of resistance. Her reflections weave personal hardship with keen observations of the political climate, offering a rare glimpse into the mind of a woman who refused to be silenced.

Through fragments that stretch from the turn of the century to her reluctant journey toward Sweden, the narrative balances vivid scenes of daily life with thoughtful commentary on the empire’s grip on Europe. The result is a poignant portrait of resilience, where each handwritten page preserves the stubborn spirit of a thinker navigating oppression while quietly preserving her truth for future generations.

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Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-07-08

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Public domain in the USA.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16245

Subjects

France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Authors, French -- 19th century -- Biography Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817 Intellectuals -- France -- Biography Women -- France -- Intellectual life France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century DC

About the author

Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël

1766–1817

A brilliant salon host, novelist, and political thinker, she helped shape European intellectual life during the age of revolution and Napoleon. Her books and fierce independence made her one of the most talked-about writers of her time.

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