The Idler in France
Marguerite Power Gardiner
The Idler in France is an 1841 travel memoir by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1789-1849), the Irish-born society beauty, writer, and famous London salon hostess. Recalling her years in France, it mixes travel, society portraiture, and reminiscence, including her acquaintance with Lord Byron. The book is a lively document of fashionable Anglo-French life. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.
