The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste de Chabrillan in Gold-rush Australia

A former Parisian courtesan, bare-back-rider, and polka dancer, Céleste de Chabrillan scandalized Melbourne when she arrived in 1854. Her vivid account of years spent in diplomatic circles and on the goldfields reveals her great energy and will.

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The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste de Chabrillan in Gold-rush Australia

A former Parisian courtesan, bare-back-rider, and polka dancer, Céleste de Chabrillan scandalized Melbourne when she arrived in 1854. Her vivid account of years spent in diplomatic circles and on the goldfields reveals her great energy and will.

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The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste de Chabrillan in Gold-rush Australia

The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste de Chabrillan in Gold-rush Australia

The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste de Chabrillan in Gold-rush Australia

The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste de Chabrillan in Gold-rush Australia

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A former Parisian courtesan, bare-back-rider, and polka dancer, Céleste de Chabrillan scandalized Melbourne when she arrived in 1854. Her vivid account of years spent in diplomatic circles and on the goldfields reveals her great energy and will.


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ISBN-13: 9780522847758
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Publication date: 05/01/1998
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