About the Author
Simon Burrows holds Chairs in Digital Humanities and History at Western Sydney University, Australia. His many publications included King's Ransom (2010), The Chevalier d'Eon and His Worlds edited with Jonathan Conlin, Russell Goulbourne and Valerie Mainz (2010), and Blackmail, Scandal and show more Revolution (2006). show less
Works by Simon Burrows
King's Ransom: The Life of Charles Thveneau de Morande, Blackmailer, Scandalmonger & Master-Spy (2010) 17 copies, 1 review
The Chevalier d'Eon and his Worlds: Gender, Espionage and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (2009) 7 copies
Digitizing enlightenment : digital humanities and the transformation of eighteenth-century studies (2020) 3 copies
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A King's Ransom: The Life of Charles Thveneau de Morande, Blackmailer, Scandalmonger & Master-Spy by Simon Burrows
A full-scale biography of Morande, who led quite a fascinating, even incredible life. He figures often in Robert Darnton's works, but Burrows has dug pretty deeply here and comes up with a more thorough treatment of the man.
There are some stylistic misses here, including inconsistencies in tense, some oddities in the presentation of translated titles, and a few other minor things. But overall, a very good biography of a truly unique historical character.
There are some stylistic misses here, including inconsistencies in tense, some oddities in the presentation of translated titles, and a few other minor things. But overall, a very good biography of a truly unique historical character.
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