Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire
Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet
1920
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The memoirs of a French noblewoman who lived through the Revolution, the Terror, and the rise and fall of Napoleon, surviving exile and upheaval with courage and wit. Her vivid recollections span the courts of Versailles to American frontier flight. A remarkable firsthand chronicle for readers of revolutionary France.
37 chapters
- 1Part 1 Ch 1: Childhood of Mlle Dillon16m
- 2Part 1 Ch 2: Death of Mme Dillon17m
- 3Part 1 Ch 3: Visits to Languedoc20m
- 4Part 1 Ch 4: Matrimonial Projects13m
- 5Part 1 Ch 5: The Marriage Preliminaries9m
- 6Part 1 Ch 6: Marriage and Presentation at Court17m
- 7Part 1 Ch 7: First Season in Society16m
- 8Part 1 Ch 8: Eve of the Revolution22m
- 9Part 1 Ch 9: Fall of the Bastille19m
- 10Part 1 Ch 10a: Versailles Invaded by the Mob23m
- 11Part 1 Ch 10b: Versailles Invaded by the Mob19m
- 12Part 1 Ch 11: Visit to Switzerland26m
- 13Part 1 Ch 12a: Residence in Holland16m
- 14Part 1 Ch 12b: Residence in Holland13m
- 15Part 1 Ch 13: Flight to Bordeaux26m
- 16Part 1 Ch 14: Life at Bordeaux22m
- 17Part 1 Ch 15: Decision to Leave France19m
- 18Part 1 Ch 16: Voyage to Boston19m
- 19Part 2 Ch 1: Arrival in America23m
- 20Part 2 Ch 2: The Farm near Albany26m
- 21Part 2 Ch 3: Country Life23m
- 22Part 2 Ch 4: A Visit to New York27m
- 23Part 2 Ch 5a: Departure for Europe18m
- 24Part 2 Ch 5b: Departure for Europe17m
- 25Part 2 Ch 6: Visit to Paris31m
- 26Part 2 Ch 7a: Exile in England20m
- 27Part 2 Ch 7b: Exile in England19m
- 28Part 2 Ch 8: Life at Richmond17m
- 29Part 2 Ch 9: Return to Paris26m
- 30Part 2 Ch 10: Life at Le Bouilh18m
- 31Part 2 Ch 11: The Emperor at Bordeaux21m
- 32Part 2 Ch 12: The Prefecture at Brussels30m
- 33Part 2 Ch 13: Visit of the Emperor18m
- 34Part 2 Ch 14: An Audience with Napoleon28m
- 35Part 2 Ch 15: Return of the King24m
- 36Part 2 Ch 16: The First Restoration20m
- 37Postscript19m
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