Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de: Bibliography

See his memoirs (1891–92; tr., 5 vol., 1891–92). The standard biography is by G. Lacour-Gayet (4 vol., 1928–30, in French). See also biographies by D. Cooper (1932, repr. 1958), E. Dard (tr. 1937), C. C. Brinton (1936, repr. 1963), J. F. Bernard (1973), J. Orieux (tr. 1974), and D. Lawday (2007).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Assessment
• Talleyrand and the Restoration
• Talleyrand and Napoleon
• Talleyrand and the French Revolution
• Bibliography

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