Glen Tanar Exile: Memoirs of an Anglo-French Scot - Brossura

Fouin, Pierre

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1904440428 ISBN 13: 9781904440420

Casa editrice: Librario Publishing, 2019

Riassunto

Francois Fouin left his small Breton village and came to England where he married Rebecca Watson from Morpath, Northumberland. Having taken a position as valet to Lord Glentanar, the family settled on the eponymous estate near Aboyne in the 1920's. They little suspected how their lives would become inextricably associated with the Glentanar family and the local population for the rest of the century. Their son, Pierre went to the local schools and pursued a career in medicine, coming back to serve the community of Deeside in which he had grown up. Pierre Fouin's autobiography traces their story of life in the North East of Scotland during the middle years of the century. The large estates were still managed in the Victorian style and his description of the many characters who worked the land captures an evocative picture of a life which, has now disappeared. His profession brought him into contact with many interesting people notably Marion Crawford - Crawfie - who for many years was Queen Elizabeth's governess. Pierre Fouin's story is an idyllic memory of his childhood during a time when the quality of life was measured on a different scale.

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Francouis Fouin left his native Breton Village and came to England to marry a Northumbrian girl. Having taken a position as valet to Lord Glentanar, the family settled on the Glen Tanar Estate near Aboyne in the 1920's. They little suspected how their lives would become inextricably associalted with the Glentanar family and the local population for the rest of the century. Their son, Pierre Fouin's autobiography traces their life story during the middle years of the last century. The large estates were still managed in the Victorian style and his description of the many characters who worked the land captures an evocative picture of a life which has now disappeared. His profession brought him into contact with many interesting people, notably Marion Crawford 'Crawfie' who was for many years Queen Elizabeth's governess.

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• Editore: Librario Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1904440428
• ISBN 13: 9781904440420
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 308