author

Charlotte Biggs

d. 1827

Caught in the upheaval of Revolutionary France, this little-known English writer turned her travels into a vivid political account. Her surviving letters also suggest a life far more adventurous than most readers would expect.

5 Audiobooks

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

by Charlotte Biggs

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part IV., 1795 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part IV., 1795 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

by Charlotte Biggs

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part I. 1792 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part I. 1792 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

by Charlotte Biggs

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part II., 1793 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part II., 1793 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

by Charlotte Biggs

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part III., 1794 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part III., 1794 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

by Charlotte Biggs

About the author

Rachel Charlotte Biggs (1763–1827), often published as Charlotte Biggs, was an English writer and letter writer whose best-known work is A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. She spent time in France during the Revolution and wrote about what she saw, giving readers a firsthand view of a country in crisis.

Sources available during this search also describe her as a spy or political informant. They indicate that she later corresponded with British politicians including William Windham and Nicholas Vansittart, reporting on conditions in France and Napoleonic Europe and seeking support for further travels.

Although many details of her life remain uncertain, Biggs stands out as a sharp observer of politics, manners, and everyday experience in dangerous times. Her writing has drawn renewed interest because it combines personal testimony, travel narrative, and the wider drama of the French Revolution.