Author: Louis de LoméniePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Beaumarchais and His Times
Author: Louis de LoménieBeaumarchais and the American Revolution
Author: Brian N. MortonPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739104682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Based on archival research in Europe and the United States, this authoritative study tells the fascinating story of Beaumarchais's role in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. It chronicles his dealings with Louis XVI, Vergennes, Benjamin Franklin, and the American Continental Congress and recounts his family's struggle to receive payment for the weapons and materials sent to the American colonists.
Improbable Patriot
Author: Harlow G. UngerPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584659254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it all
Beaumarchais
Author: Maurice LeverPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780374113285
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Few men of 18th-century letters led a more varied or controversial life than Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Incorporating letters and firsthand accounts, this is an irresistibly lively and engaging account of an extraordinary life.
The Figaro Trilogy
Author: Pierre-Augustin Caron de BeaumarchaisPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191604569
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The Barber of Seville * The Marriage of Figaro * The Guilty Mother Eighteenth-century France produced only one truly international theatre star, Beaumarchais, and only one name, Figaro, to put with Don Quixote or D'Artagnan in the ranks of popular myth. But who was Figaro? Not the impertinent valet of the operas of Mozart or Rossini, but both the spirit of resistance to oppression and a bourgeois individualist like his creator. The three plays in which he plots and schemes chronicle the slide of the ancien régime into revolution but also chart the growth of Beaumarchais' humanitarianism. They are also exuberant theatrical entertainments, masterpieces of skill, invention, and social satire which helped shape the direction of French theatre for a hundred years. This lively new translation catches all the zest and energy of the most famous valet in French literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Beaumarchais and His Times
Author: Louis De LomniePublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9780217727433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Published by: Addey in 1856 in 299 pages; Subjects: Drama / Continental European; History / Europe / France; Travel / Europe / France;
The Follies of a Day; a Comedy, in Three Acts. [Paginated with Garrick (David) Miss in Her Teens.]
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Author: Thomas HolcroftUnlikely Allies
Author: Joel Richard PaulPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594484872
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the author of Without Precedent and Indivisible, the gripping true story of how three men used espionage, betrayal, and sexual deception to help win the American Revolution. Unlikely Allies is the story of three remarkable historical figures. Silas Deane was a Connecticut merchant and delegate to the Continental Congress as the American colonies struggled to break with England. Caron de Beaumarchais was a successful playwright who wrote The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. And the flamboyant and mysterious Chevalier d'Éon—officer, diplomat, and sometime spy—was the talk of London and Paris. Is the Chevalier a man or a woman? When Deane is sent to France to convince the French government to support the revolutionary cause, he enlists the help of Beaumarchais. Together, they successfully smuggle weapons, ammunition, and supplies to New England just in time for the crucial Battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide of the American Revolution. And the catalyst for Louis XVI's support of the Americans against England was the Chevalier d'Éon, whose decision to declare herself a woman helped to lead to the Franco-American alliance. These three people spin a fascinating web of political intrigue and international politics that stretches across oceans as they ricochet from Versailles to Georgian London to the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. Each man has his own reasons for wanting to see America triumph over the British, and each contends daily with the certainty that no one is what they seem. The line between friends and enemies is blurred, spies lurk in every corner, and the only way to survive is to trust no one. An edge-of-your-seat story full of fascinating characters and lavish with period detail and sense of place, Unlikely Allies is Revolutionary history in all of its juicy, lurid glory.
Beamarchais and His Times. Sketches of French Society in the Eighteenth Century from Unpublished Documents. Translated by H. S. Edwards
Author: Louis Léonard de LOMÉNIEPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Figaro
Author: Charles MoreyPublisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822229382
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
He's getting married in the morning, and the enterprising Figaro (servant, barber, professional troublemaker) couldn't be happier. But with everybody scheming to come between him and his bride, Figaro will need all his cunning to make it down the aisle. This new adaptation of Beaumarchais' comic masterpiece is not only hilariously funny, but has a razor sharp political edge.