Memoirs of the Queens of France. Dedicated, by express permission, to the Queen of the French and Containing a Memoir of Her Majesty. [Two Volumes complete]
Philadelphia: Cary and Hart, 1847. Hardcovers. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Mrs. Forbes Bush was part of a movement of 19th-century women writers who carved out a professional niche by chronicling the lives of European royalty for a growing middle-class readership. Her 'Memoirs' were noted for their accessibility and their focus on the.....