The transvestite memoirs of the abbé de Choisy; and, The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville

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The transvestite memoirs of the abbé de Choisy; and, The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville

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From back cover: These authentic memoirs constitute a remarkable document in the history of transvestism, and provide a first-hand account of manners and morals in late seventeenth-century French society.

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Publisher
Owen
Language
English
Pages
136

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Mémoires de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme
Cover of: The transvestite memoirs of the abbé de Choisy and The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville
The transvestite memoirs of the abbé de Choisy and The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville
1994, Peter Owen, U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions
Paperback in English
Cover of: The transvestite memoirs of the abbé de Choisy; and, The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville
Cover of: Mémoires de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme.
Mémoires de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme.
1920, Bibliothèque des curieux
in French
Cover of: Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme.
Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme.
1870, [s.n.]
in French - Nouv. éd. complète, avec un avant-propos par M. P.L.

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 136.
Choisy's Transvestite memoirs are a translation of Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme, first published in Paris in 1862. The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville was originally published in the Mercure galant, Feb., 1695. Authorship is variously attributed to Charles Perrault and/or Choisy.

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London
Other Titles
Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
944/.033/0924, B
Library of Congress
DC130.C52 A2813

The Physical Object

Pagination
136 p., [4] p. of plates :
Number of pages
136

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3904007M
ISBN 10
0720600537
LCCN
81466522
OCLC/WorldCat
1074501
Library Thing
2093520
Goodreads
750641

Excerpts

Introduction: The abbé de Choisy (1644 to 1724), courtier, diarist, historian and transvestite, was an unusual if not bizarre character.
Chapter I: You have ordered me, Madame, to write the story of my life; in truth, you cannot imagine it.
added anonymously.

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