Download or read book Madame de Stael written by Francine du Plessix Gray and published by Atlas and Company. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profile of the Revolution and Napoleonic era's celebrated woman of letters discusses her upbringing in political and intellectual circles as the daughter of Louis XVI's minister of finances, her controversial affairs with some of the most influential men of her time, and her progressive ideals that prompted repeated exiles. 20,000 first printing.