Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Wie ich mich erinnere
Für wen es gedacht ist
For readers who love social history, Washington and New York society, and first-hand voices from the past. Marian Gouverneur offers a woman's view of drawing rooms, dinners, manners and political life.
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As I Remember is the memoir of Marian Gouverneur, a woman who lived at the center of American social life in the nineteenth century. She wrote it late in life, in the early years of the twentieth century. Her aim was to set down what she had seen, heard and felt while the country grew from a young republic into an industrial power.
The book gives you a close, personal view of a world that formal histories often skip. You meet drawing rooms, dinners, visits, fashions and the talk of politics as a woman of her class knew them. Let us begin with the writer herself and the world she grew up in.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A memoir from inside societyFree
- 2Among presidents and statesmen
- 3Manners, dress and the rules of society
- 4What a woman's view adds to history
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A memoir from inside society
Marian Gouverneur writes as a participant, not an observer from outside. She belonged to families who moved among leading political figures, and she knew how favor, rank and manners worked in the capital and in the great cities. Her memories begin in childhood and follow her through a long life.
The form matters here. A memoir like this is not a chronicle with footnotes. It is a collection of scenes, portraits and anecdotes held together by one lively memory. The writer chooses what stays in her mind, and those choices tell you what her world valued.
For a listener, this gives the book an easy, conversational pace. She speaks as an older woman looking back, sometimes fondly, sometimes with a sharp eye. You are invited to sit beside her and hear how things were done when she was young.
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Questions about Wie ich mich erinnere
What is As I Remember by Marian Gouverneur about?
It is a memoir of American society in the nineteenth century, told by a woman who knew its social and political circles. It covers childhood memories, manners, entertaining and the changing world around her.
Who was Marian Gouverneur?
She was an American woman from a prominent family, linked through marriage to the family of President James Monroe. She wrote this memoir late in life to record the people and customs she had known.
Is As I Remember a true story?
Yes. It is a personal memoir based on the author's own recollections, written in the early twentieth century. As with any memoir, it reflects her memory and viewpoint rather than a full history.
What is the Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age is the period after the Civil War when American industry boomed and great fortunes were made. Society became more showy and competitive, which the memoir reflects in its picture of changing manners.
Is As I Remember worth reading?
It is worth reading if you like social history and first-hand voices. It offers a woman's view of political and social life, with small details that formal histories often leave out.