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- 1859 (Creation)
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271 ff. (numbered by Senior: 1-269)
NLW binding, lettered on spine 'Paris - April - May 1859'.
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Journal containing holograph notes made on Nassau William Senior's visit to Paris, 24 April-23 May 1859. It includes conversations with Cousin; Thiers; Guizot; Auguste Chevalier; Corcelle; Duvergier d'Hauranne; Lavergne; Ampere; Mdme. Cornu; Mohl; Chrzanowski; Dumon; Prince Napoleon (1822-1891); Kergorlay; Merimee; Wollowski; Circourt; Drouin de l'Huys; Broglie; Lanjuinais; Mignet; Jean Baptiste-Pierre Lafitte (1796-1879); Adolphe Vuitry (1812- ); M. L. P. F. Esquiron de Parieu (1815- ); Mdme. de Stael (1766-1817) [sic]; Duchatel; Torguenief; Arrivabene; Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906); Jules Simon (1814-1896) et al. Discussions relate mainly to the political situation in Europe and the possibility of a war involving France, Austria and Italy. There are also comments on Anglo-French relations; military matters; the French economy; the Crimean War; Austria and Russia, etc. A copy of a letter from Marchioness Arconati to Mdme. Mohl, dated April 1, 1859 (in French) is on f. 41.
[Published in: Conversations with M. Thiers...].
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Preferred citation: A35.
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