Joseph Fouche (RARE FIRST edition thus, Guild Books series no. 400)

Stefan Zweig

Published by Guild Books for the British Publishers Guild

About this Item

Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (1759?1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, notable for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insurrection during the Revolution in 1793 and for being a highly competent minister of police under the Directory, the Consulate, and the Empire. In 1815, he served as President of the Executive Commission, the provisional government of France installed after the abdication of Napoleon. In his introduction, Zweig explains why he has chosen to write about such an amoral, anheroic and controversial figure - in essence, to counteract the more usual hagiographic works on which history is based. Stefan Zweig (/zwa??, swa??/;[1] German: [??t?.fan t?sva??k] ?; 28 November 1881 ? 22 February 1942) was an Austrian writer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.[ Our book is unusual in being one of the 'Guild Books' series, which were published around the mid-20th century for the British Publishers Guild, eventually running to some 480-odd volumes. This book is no. 400 and categorised as 'Biography'. It is in very good general condition, being a paperback with only a thin card cover. The exterior is generally rather tanned, with rubbing of edges & angles, a dog-eared bottom front corner, and a little loss to top & bottom of the spine. Both covers are beginning to pull away from the textblock (see photos). An unfortunate mark on the back shows where a label has evidently been removed. Inside, however, pages are clean if lightly tanned, and there is no sign of foxing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Joseph Fouche (RARE FIRST edition thus, Guild Books series no. 400)
• Publisher: Guild Books for the British Publishers Guild
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good