A description of French, especially Parisian, society in 1825, written in about 1826 by miss Pigott
File
MS. Pigott e. 8
Held at the Weston Library
Thrown into the form of a literary correspondence between Adéle, a married French lady, and Henriette (i.e. miss Pigott ?), an Englishwoman: presumably entirely written by miss Pigott. The successive titles of the parts are:
- 'Avant propos'
- 'Reponse de l'Anglaise'
- 'Lettre a mon mari. Le voyage à Reims'
- 'Ire Soirée'
- (for the coronation of Charles X), 'Recit des fêtes, de qui [sic] ont suivi le sacre, par la dame Anglaise.'.
Dates
- Creation: written in about 1826 by miss Pigott
Extent
52 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Pigott e. 8
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 23438
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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