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Désirée Pacault
Désirée Pacault (29 January 1798 – 25 January 1881) was a French poet, composer, journalist and writer. Biography Pacault was the daughter of a rhetoric professor, Désirée Pacault was born in Beaune on the 11th pluviôse of the Year VI, Year 6. Based at the :fr:Hôtel d'Aligre (Paris), Hôtel d'Aligre, at 123 rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, in 1825 she sold the book ''Le Participe français mis à la portée de tous les âges'', written by the schoolteacher A. Riby and reissued in 1829. She obtained a bookseller's patent on 18 July 1828 and published in 1831 the prospectus ''Écho littéraire, album poétique''. Member in 1831 of the ''Athénée des arts, sciences et belles lettres de Paris'', in 1832 of the ''Société d'enseignement universel'', she intervened on 29 October 1832 during a literary evening of the ''Athénée des arts'' to read one of her texts entitled "L'Inspiration". In 1837, she wrote a poem in honour of the marriage of Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaune
Beaune (; in Burgundian: ''Beane'') is widely considered to be the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and a major hub of Burgundy wine production and business. The annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France. The town is surrounded by some of the world's most famous wine villages, such as Mersault or Puligny Montrachet, while the facilities and cellars of many producers, large and small, are situated in the historic center of Beaune itself, as they have been since Roman times. With a rich historical and architectural heritage, Beaune is considered the "Capital of Burgundy wines". It is an ancient and historic town on a plain by the hills of the Côte d'Or, with features remaining from the pre-Roman and Roman eras, through the medieval and renaissance periods. Beaune is a walled city, with much of the battlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
