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The French Consul's Wife

The French Consul's Wife Memoirs of Céleste De Chabrillan in Gold-Rush Australia

Hardback (01 May 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780522847758
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 284
Weight: 830g
Height: 235mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 25mm