Talleyrand
  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9780099541622
  • Imprint: Vintage Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $32.99
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Talleyrand

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31 Dec 2011
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The definitive biography of Talleyrand by the inimitable Duff Cooper

Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. Duff Cooper brings Talleyrand vividly to life and paints an exhilarating picture of this tumultuous period in European history
  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9780099541622
  • Imprint: Vintage Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $32.99
Categories:

About the author

Duff Cooper

Alfred Duff Cooper, was a statesman, diplomat and author. Born in 1890, he won the DSO as a second lieutenant in the First World War, and entered Parliament in 1923. His life was devoted to politics until 1938 when, as First Lord of the Admiralty, he resigned in protest at the Munich Agreement. Called back to office by Churchill in 1940, his wartime career culminated in his appointment as Ambassador to France. Shortly before his death he was made 1st Viscount Norwich. Among his best-known books are Talleryrand, Operation Heartbreak and his autobiography, Old Men Forget. He died in 1954.

Praise for Talleyrand

Elegant concision

Economist

Duff Cooper's best book

Guardian

Masterly

Glasgow Herald

One of the ornaments of English letters

Sunday Telegraph

Exquisite prose, political experience and decadent worldliness... Duff Cooper's perennial work has stood the test of time

Evening Standard
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