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.
An edition of Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme: suivi de, Histoire de la marquise-marquis de Banneville
(1870)
The transvestite memoirs of the abbé de Choisy and The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville
by Abbé de Choisy
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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.
Publish Date
1994
Publisher
Peter Owen,
U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions
Language
English
Pages
142
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Mémoires de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme: suivi de, Histoire de la 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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Book Details
First Sentence
"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."
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One. The Transvestite Memoirs
I. The First Affairs of the abbé de Choisy under the name of Madame de Sancy
II. The Loves of M. de Maulny and Mlle Dany
III. The abbé's Intrigues With the Little Actresses Montfleury and Mondory
IV. The Comtesse des Barres
Part Two. Introduction
The story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville
Notes
Afterword by Jeremy Reed
Selected Bibliography
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 142).
Spine title: The transvestite memoirs.
Choisy's Transvestite memoirs 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.
"Paperback original"--Cover.
Distributor statement from label on p. [4] of cover.
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