Eliza de Feuillide lived during one of the most exciting and interesting times in history. Her story begins in the mid-1700s during the phase when Britain was dominant in colonial India because of the expansion of the East India Company. By the late 1700s, she was living through the horror associated with the French Revolution and facing the fact that her husband had been guillotined on 22 February 1794 during the Reign of Terror. Her life also spans the period of the Napoleonic Wars when Napoleon Bonaparte reigned supreme as Emperor of France and fought against a fluctuating array of European coalitions.

Life in the late 1700 and early 1800s was not easy for women. It was a man’s world. This Eliza de Feuillide book reveals such difficulties and challenges that aspiring socialites and women in general encountered during this period and demonstrates how and why women often married to achieve upward social mobility and financial security.

This Eliza de Feuillide book provides new insights into the vivacious countess and socialite who inspired several fictional characters in Jane Austen’s highly acclaimed books. It explores how Eliza de Feuillide was born into high society and how she was forced to change due to personal setbacks while also dealing with the eighteenth century challenges that women faced as they tried to improve their conditions. In addition, the lifestyle of Jane Austen’s extended family is explored, as well as the ongoing debates that surround her outlandish cousin, Eliza de Feuillide.