particularly i began i was attracted to someone what a great influence on dickens. author of thee french resolution revolution, etc.. here wasense that someone who was a victorian but inidences, a personal sort regard to the kind of authoritarian and commentary and take your he was. i just got entranced by the ministry of this man who was witty. a much more elaborate prose writer. mort difficult to fathom. someone who is basically out of fashion not only in the general reading world but the academic world. i thought he was someone who attracted me and i wanted to write narrative as opposed to writing analytic academic material. i wanted to reach a wider audience. there was no modern biography that i think represented him well. cargileyear did you do carlyle? the divisions of my own life m any kind of 1970 s. i have you a charles dickens in 1979. what really doing back then the? i was a professor at queens college. i was in very distantly now at the torilla nest,
carry herself with great elegance. she always warranted your respect. it was one of the most splendid white houses that ever existed. it is called the era of good feeling. this is a woman who spoke french. my goodness, what she could talk about. elizabeth was a beauty. she received is seldom anything in the white house. she hated it. dignity, civility. those are the words that come to mind. elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a well-to-do new york family. she married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. she brought with her to the white house a certain french sensibility. welcome to c-span and the white house historical association s first ladies. we will look at the life of elizabeth monroe. let me introduce two guests. daniel preston and richar
they were a love story if one ever was and absolutely devoted to each other. elizabeth monroe had a very well-developed sense of style and image, and her jewelry is a reflection of that. this is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. she always warranted your respect. it was one of the most splendid white houses that ever existed. it was called the era of good feeling. this is a woman who spoke french, and my goodness, what she could talk about. elizabeth was a very great beauty, described in one letter as a rose petal beauty, but mrs. monroe received very seldom anything at the white house. she was a recluse, absolutely hated it. hospitality, decorum, dignity, civility those are the civility, those are the words that come to mind. elizabeth monroe served as first lady for her husband james monroe from 1817 to 1825, during a time known as the era of good feelings. coming up, we ll explore her life and what were not always happy times in
catherine adams. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] elizabeth monroe was a true partner in her husband s career. they were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. elizabeth monroe had a well- developed sense of style and image. this is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. it is called the era of good feeling. this is a woman who spoke french. very great beauty. she received is seldom anything in the white house. she hated it. dignity, civility. those are the words that come to mind. elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a well-to-do new york family. she married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. she brought with her to the white house