Dancing to the precipice: Lucie de la Tour du Pin and the French Revolution

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Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation. From life in the Court of Versailles, through the French Revolution to Napoleon's rule, Lucie survived extraordinary times with great spirit. She recorded people, politics and intrigue, alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food, work, illness, children, manners and clothes.

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