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- catalog abstract ""A former Parisian courtesan, circus performer and dancer, Celeste de Chabrillan scandalised Melbourne society when she arrived in 1854 as the wife of the French Consul. These memoirs give a vivid first-hand account of the two-and-a-half years she spent in gold-rush Victoria." "Celeste's arrival in Melbourne was preceded by the publication of her earlier memoirs describing her illegitimate birth, miserable adolescence and celebrity career as courtesan, bare-back rider and polka dancer. She had believed the book would never reach Australia but it went on sale just before she arrived. As a result she was dubbed the consul's 'harlot spouse' and ostracised by polite society." "Despite this, Celeste did not avoid the public gaze and continued to employ her literary talents. These memoirs are of a life spent in the village of St. Kilda, the diplomatic and Government House circle and the Ballarat gold fields. The exotic dancer Lola Montez, the actor/entrepreneur George Coppin and the pioneer photographer Antoine Fauchery are among the historical figures portrayed by a writer who is revealed as a woman of great energy and wilful temperament."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Deuil au bout du monde. English".
- catalog contributor b10699745.
- catalog contributor b10699746.
- catalog contributor b10699747.
- catalog coverage "Australia History 1788-1900.".
- catalog coverage "Victoria Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""A former Parisian courtesan, circus performer and dancer, Celeste de Chabrillan scandalised Melbourne society when she arrived in 1854 as the wife of the French Consul. These memoirs give a vivid first-hand account of the two-and-a-half years she spent in gold-rush Victoria." "Celeste's arrival in Melbourne was preceded by the publication of her earlier memoirs describing her illegitimate birth, miserable adolescence and celebrity career as courtesan, bare-back rider and polka dancer. She had believed the book would never reach Australia but it went on sale just before she arrived. As a result she was dubbed the consul's 'harlot spouse' and ostracised by polite society." "Despite this, Celeste did not avoid the public gaze and continued to employ her literary talents. These memoirs are of a life spent in the village of St. Kilda, the diplomatic and Government House circle and the Ballarat gold fields. The exotic dancer Lola Montez, the actor/entrepreneur George Coppin and the pioneer photographer Antoine Fauchery are among the historical figures portrayed by a writer who is revealed as a woman of great energy and wilful temperament."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-296) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 304 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0522847757".
- catalog isPartOf "Miegunyah Press series ; 2nd ser., no. 18.".
- catalog isPartOf "Second Miegunyah Press series ; no. 18".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Carlton South, Vic. : Miegunyah Press,".
- catalog spatial "Australia History 1788-1900.".
- catalog spatial "Australia Victoria.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog spatial "Victoria Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "792/.028/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Actors France Biography.".
- catalog subject "Chabrillan, Céleste Vénard de, comtesse, 1824-1909.".
- catalog subject "Gold mines and mining Australia Victoria.".
- catalog subject "PN23638.C5 A313 1998".
- catalog title "Deuil au bout du monde. English".
- catalog title "The French consul's wife : memoirs of Céleste de Chabrillan in gold-rush Australia / translation, with introduction and notes, by Patricia Clancy and Jeanne Allen, of Un deuil au bout du monde (1877).".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".