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- catalog abstract ""Working away in two rooms on an obscure street is Restif de la Bretonne, an eccentrice 'underground' writer whose salacious works have earned him the title of 'the Rousseau of the gutter' and 'the Voltaire of the chambermades' ... In My Revolution, Alex Karmel has brought to life a fascinating man and a turbulent era with absolute authenticity and wry humor. The six decisive years [of the Revolution] are seen through Restif's eyes, his private concerns interwoven with the great upheaval. Always personal, the narrative shows the development of a revoutionary sensibility. In his more intimate refelations, Restif, the 'Nocturnal Spectator, ' displays a frankness that reminds us that sex, like revolution, is not a twentieth-century invention."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Promenades in Paris 1789-1794, the diary of Restif de la Bretonne, author of: the pornographer, fanchette's slipper, Paris nights, the perverted peasant, & c".
- catalog contributor b1991854.
- catalog contributor b1991855.
- catalog coverage "Paris (France) History 1789-1799.".
- catalog coverage "United States New York New York.".
- catalog created "[1970]".
- catalog date "1970".
- catalog date "[1970]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1970]".
- catalog description ""Working away in two rooms on an obscure street is Restif de la Bretonne, an eccentrice 'underground' writer whose salacious works have earned him the title of 'the Rousseau of the gutter' and 'the Voltaire of the chambermades' ... In My Revolution, Alex Karmel has brought to life a fascinating man and a turbulent era with absolute authenticity and wry humor. The six decisive years [of the Revolution] are seen through Restif's eyes, his private concerns interwoven with the great upheaval. Always personal, the narrative shows the development of a revoutionary sensibility. In his more intimate refelations, Restif, the 'Nocturnal Spectator, ' displays a frankness that reminds us that sex, like revolution, is not a twentieth-century invention."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "x, 387 p. :".
- catalog issued "1970".
- catalog issued "[1970]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : McGraw-Hill,".
- catalog spatial "Paris (France) History 1789-1799.".
- catalog spatial "United States New York New York.".
- catalog subject "914.4/03/4".
- catalog subject "Authors, French 18th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "PQ2025 .Z5K3".
- catalog subject "Restif de La Bretonne, 1734-1806.".
- catalog title "My revolution : promenades in Paris, 1789-1794 : being the diary of Restif de la Bretonne ... / Alex Karmel.".
- catalog title "Promenades in Paris 1789-1794, the diary of Restif de la Bretonne, author of: the pornographer, fanchette's slipper, Paris nights, the perverted peasant, & c".
- catalog type "text".