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This book explores the life and impact of Chevalier d'Eon, an historical trans figure in eighteenth-century France and Britain. Drawing from archival research and Deon's memoir, the author provides a comprehensive picture of her role in trans history and culture. He argues Deon's adoption of multiple voices and genres is seen, not as evasiveness or postmodern gender play, but as a trans-affirming celebration of "the intertextual possibilities of the transsexual body." He further posits that no trans woman has left us such a large archive of life writings, or lived her life on such an epic scale, and we can therefore construct a different way of telling trans lives and leave room for possibilities that we haven't been presented with yet.
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Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Prologue: Drawn from the Body
A Note on Names and Pronouns
1. Child of Thunder, 1728-1752
2. From Paris to St Petersburg, 1753-1759
3. The Hopes of a Good Patriot, 1759-1761
4. The Next War, 1762-1764
5. Publish And Be Damned, 1764-1765
6. The Mimic of Wilkes, 1766-1770
7. He or She Policies, 1770-1774
8. Figaro, 1774-1777
9. The Prodigal Returns, 1777-1785
10. Her Last Push, 1785-1796
11. Out of This World, 1796-1803
12. The Chevalière in Her Labyrinth, 1804-1810
Conclusion: Adventurer, Saint, Celebrity
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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| Published | 01 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9798216493624 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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