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A Political Romance‘I want you to devote yourself to the Republic’

A Political Romance: ‘I want you to devote yourself to the Republic’ [On 27 April 1872, the man on whom Léonie Léon had set her sights finally consented to meet her. As Gambetta later recalled, ‘we met, were smitten by each other, gave ourselves to each other’.2 After four years of assiduous effort to achieve her goal, Léon was surely seeking a long-term relationship; Gambetta, already in a relationship with Marie Meersmans, may have anticipated only a casual affair. But the liaison between Gambetta and Léon gradually evolved into a serious commitment, and then into a shared family life that included Léon’s son and even her dogs.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Political Romance‘I want you to devote yourself to the Republic’

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Palgrave Macmillan UK
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
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978-1-349-30248-2
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29 –50
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10.1057/9780230369481_3
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[On 27 April 1872, the man on whom Léonie Léon had set her sights finally consented to meet her. As Gambetta later recalled, ‘we met, were smitten by each other, gave ourselves to each other’.2 After four years of assiduous effort to achieve her goal, Léon was surely seeking a long-term relationship; Gambetta, already in a relationship with Marie Meersmans, may have anticipated only a casual affair. But the liaison between Gambetta and Léon gradually evolved into a serious commitment, and then into a shared family life that included Léon’s son and even her dogs.]

Published: Nov 16, 2015

Keywords: Universal Suffrage; Trump Card; Family Crisis; Constitutional Monarchy; Early Letter

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