The maiden of Tonnerre : the vicissitudes of the chevalier and the chevalière d'Eon / Charles d'Eon de Beaumont ; translated and edited by Roland A. Champagne, Nina Ekstein, Gary Kates.

  • Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810.
Date:
2001
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Description

Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont was a diplomat and spy, who was compelled by Louis XVI to dress as a woman. This volume contains his autobiography as well as stories of women who concealed their sex to enter religious orders.

Publication/Creation

Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Physical description

xxiv, 207 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-198) and index.

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    History of Medicine
    TW.36.AA7
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  • 0801866871