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My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 (Dodo Press)
Mary Alsop King Waddington (? -1923) was an American author and the second wife of William Henry Waddington (1826- 1894), a French statesman who was Prime Minister in 1879. Mary wrote her recollections of their diplomatic experiences which was published in New York in 1903 as Letters of a Diplomat's Wife, 1883-1900. Other works include: Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife (? ), Chateau and Country Life in France (1908) and My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 (1914).
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My First Years As a Frenchwoman
Mary Alsop King Waddington (1833 - 1923) was an American author, who wrote about her life as the wife of a French diplomat. She married William Henry Waddington a French statesman who was Prime Minister of France in 1879 and later French Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Mary wrote two well-known books, Letter of a Diplomat's wife (1902) and Italian letters of a Diplomat's wife (1904). This book is written in the first person and reads as if Mary is telling a close friend her adventures in France. The topics covered are When Macmahon was President, Impressions of the assembly at Versailles, M. Waddington as Minister of Public Instruction, The social side of a minister's wife, A republican victory and a new ministry, The exposition year, The Berlin congress, Gaieties at the Quai D'orsay, M. Waddington as prime minister, Parliament back in Paris, and Last days at the foreign office.
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Ancient Angels
Ancient Angels brings together inscriptional, literary, and archaeological evidence for angels (angeloi) in Roman-era religions. The book examines Roman conceptions of angels, angel veneration, and how Christian authorities responded to this potentially heterodox aspect of Roman religion.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy
Reproduction of the original: Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy by Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton
Throne and Mandarins: China's Search for a Policy During the Sino-French Controversy, 1880-1885
This study of the policy-making process in China during the Sino-French controversy of 1880-1885 illuminates China's response to the West in the 19th century. The threat of French efforts to extend control into northern Vietnam was the catalyst in Chinese policy decisions; Eastman traces the process by which the problem was eventually resolved.
