Le dossier of Hortense de Monplaisir, or, How to survive the English
By: translated [i.e. written] by Sarah Long
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780719568473
Subjects: French; Humor; English National characteristics; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
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.
Notes: Originally published: 2007.