Madame Roland: A Biographical Study (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Ida M. Tarbell

9780331845495: Madame Roland: A Biographical Study (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331845490 ISBN 13: 9780331845495

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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Madame Roland: The Girlhood of Manon Phlipon reveals the young woman behind a pivotal revolutionary era.

This preface‑to‑chronicle opens with the Paris of craftsmen and merchants, tracing the early life of Manon Phlipon and the family that shaped her.

The book follows her upbringing in a Parisian bourgeois household, her father Pierre Gatien Phlipon the engraver and jeweler, and her mother’s steady, dutiful influence. It then moves to her girlhood in the shadows of the Pont Neuf and the Quai de l’Horloge, setting the stage for a life that would intertwine domestic life with the fierce currents of a changing France. Drawing on family legends, letters, and contemporary accounts, the study situates Manon within a world of art, commerce, and growing political passions that would shape the Revolution.
What you’ll experience

A grounded portrait of a Parisian merchant family and a curious, observant girl
Insight into the social and cultural setting of 18th‑century Paris that framed her early years
Connections between household life, trade networks, and the early spark of political engagement
The beginnings of a life that would become entwined with major events of the French Revolution

Ideal for readers of historical biographies and those curious about the people behind the Revolution’s defining figures.

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