Bibliography |
MENTIONED IN: - Montferrand, Femmes célèbres, 1843 - Henri Carton, Histoire des femmes ecrivains de la France, 1886, p.219. - Larnac 1921 - Beauvoir, Deuxième sexe, 1949 (ed.Folio 1976, p. 355-6) - Buck, Guide Cf. - Gunn, P., Napoléon's "Little Pest": the Duchess of Abrantès. London, 1975. - Toussaint du Wast, N., Laure Junot, duchesse d'Abrantès'. Fanval, 1985. - Margaret Cohen, The sentimental education of the novel. Princeton, 1999. - Nicole Pellegrin (ed.), Histoire d’historiennes. PUSE, 2006. |
Provisional Notes |
Cohen, 84, 87, 136, 139, 145-7
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Montpellier 06-11-1784 - Paris 07-06-1838.
2 daughters, 2 sons.
Widow after suicide of husband in 1813 [source: Buck]
Of Greek origin, said by Montferrand to be a descendant of the ruling family of Komnenós. Linked to the family Bonaparte (Montferrand 220)
Precarious financial situation.
Collaborated with Honoré de Balzac. |