AT LONG LAST, I HAVE IN MY HANDS...

May 23, 2010 17:11

...the greatest biography of Saint-Just ever written! (Not that, y'know, that genre was bursting or anything ( Read more... )

robespierre, books, saint-just

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theshirelife May 24 2010, 17:33:22 UTC
Drat. It just has to be written in French... and I've only two years of French (ten bloody years ago) to speak of. :-(

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daughtermestizo May 25 2010, 00:01:58 UTC
Oh, geez, yes, sorry! That's rather important; I probably should've mentioned it.

Well, if there's anything about you'd like to know that might be in the book, you're welcome to ask...

(Unrelated, but I cannot for the life of me figure out your icon, gorgeous as it is. Do you have a larger picture?)

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theshirelife May 25 2010, 00:18:51 UTC
The painting is called The Battle of Fontenoy by Horace Vernet. Look to the bottom right corner to see why I love this painting and where my icon details come from. :-)

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daughtermestizo May 25 2010, 00:21:26 UTC
Aha! Thank you! Thank you VERY much!

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josiana June 1 2010, 18:44:59 UTC
This is useful to know. >_> I will make note for the future. :D

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