Book Description

This study locates Eugenie de Guerin in her social, religious and intellectual setting and analyses the main themes which emerge throughout her writings, her originality as the first woman diarist published in France. It gives the critical reception of her Journal and Journal et Lettres. It traces her reactions to the people and events in her life, including well-known persons such as Sainte-Beuve, Xavier de Maistre, Lacordaire and Barbey d'Aurevilly.