Buy this book on-line MOBERLY, Anne ,& JOURDAIN, Eleanor (Preface By Edith Olivier; Note By J W Dunne) : An AdventureFaber & Faber, 1931
A fine copy in the scarce vg++ d.w., spine darkened, spiner ends chipped. This is the first edition to give the author's names. The Moberly–Jourdain incident, or the Ghosts of Petit Trianon or Versailles (French: les fantômes du Trianon / les fantômes de Versailles) was an event that occurred on 10 August 1901 in the gardens of the Petit Trianon, involving two female academics, Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846–1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863–1924). The women were both from educated backgrounds; Moberly's father was a teacher and a bishop, and Jourdain's father was a vicar. During a trip to Versailles, they visited the Petit Trianon, a small château in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, where they allegedly experienced a time slip, and saw Marie Antoinette as well as other people of the same period. After researching the history of the palace, and comparing notes of their experience, they published their work pseudonymously in a book entitled An Adventure, under the names of Elizabeth Morison and Frances Lamont, in 1911. Their story caused a sensation, and was subject to much ridicule. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MOBERLY, Anne ,& JOURDAIN, Eleanor (Preface By Edith Olivier; Note By J W Dunne) : An Adventure. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, atlases, livres rares, libri antichi and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |