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Suzanne Curchod (173794) married Jacques Necker (17321804), later the finance minister of Louis XVI, in 1764; their daughter was Madame de Staël. This biography, written by a descendant, the comte d'Haussonville, and published in 1882, describes her life and her brilliant salon in pre-Revolutionary France.

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1. Madame Necker's journal; 2. The girlhood and early years of Germaine Necker; 3. The marriage; 4. M. Necker's first term of office life; 5. The General Control Office; 6. The salon in the Rue Bergère; 7. M. Necker a second time in office; 8. The history of Coppet; 9. Coppet during the Revolution; 10. Madame Necker's last years; Index.

The Salon of Madame Necker

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    A Paperback by Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron Comte d'Haussonville, Henry M. Trollope

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 12 August 2011
      ISBN-13 9781108034821
      978-1108034821
      ISBN-10 1108034829
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Suzanne Curchod (173794) married Jacques Necker (17321804), later the finance minister of Louis XVI, in 1764; their daughter was Madame de Staël. This biography, written by a descendant, the comte d'Haussonville, and published in 1882, describes her life and her brilliant salon in pre-Revolutionary France.

      Table of Contents
      1. Madame Necker's journal; 2. The girlhood and early years of Germaine Necker; 3. The marriage; 4. M. Necker's first term of office life; 5. The General Control Office; 6. The salon in the Rue Bergère; 7. M. Necker a second time in office; 8. The history of Coppet; 9. Coppet during the Revolution; 10. Madame Necker's last years; Index.

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