Le dossier of Hortense de Monplaisir, or, How to survive the English

By Sarah Long

Subjects: Humor, French, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, English National characteristics

Description: In this insightful & hitherto only privately available handbook, Parisian wife & mother, Hortense de Monplaisir shares with us the secrets of her survival amongst the English. Exiled to London for the sake of her husbands career, Hortense delves into the many aspects of la perfide Albion that have long puzzled its closest neighbour.