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BEAUMARCHAIS and the Chevalier d’EON
On the dispute between Mlle d’Eon and Monsieur de Beaumarchais. Writings from both sides. An amusing anecdote.
First letter from *The English Spy* or *Correspondence between Two Milords on the Public and Private Manners of the French*, Paris – Léopold Colin, 1809.
Extract from this work. 24 pages.
Pet. in 8°. Bradel-style cardboard binding.
It is known that Louis XVI sent Beaumarchais to London, to the Chevalier d’Eon, to retrieve the writings and instructions that Louis XV had sent him.
The Chevalier d’Eon demanded sums of money in exchange for not publishing them. An agreement was reached, granting the Chevalier d’Eon a pension in return for his silence.
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ID: 89135325
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