My Double Life
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- The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
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1. Front matter2. MY DOUBLE LIFE MEMOIRS OF SARAH BERNHARDT3. LIST OF PLATES4. I CHILDHOOD5. II AT BOARDING SCHOOL6. III CONVENT LIFE7. IV MY DÉBUT8. V THE SOLDIER’S SHAKO9. VI THE FAMILY COUNCIL AND MY FIRST VISIT TO A THEATRE10. VII MY CAREER—FIRST LESSONS11. VIII THE CONSERVATOIRE12. IX A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL AND EXAMINATIONS—THE CONSERVATOIRE13. X MY FIRST ENGAGEMENT AT THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE14. XI MY DÉBUT AT THE HOUSE OF MOLIÈRE, AND MY FIRST DEPARTURE THEREFROM15. XII AT THE GYMNASE THEATRE—A TRIP TO SPAIN16. XIII FROM THE PORTE ST. MARTIN THEATRE TO THE ODÉON17. XIV LE PASSANT—AT THE TUILERIES—FIRE IN MY FLAT18. XV THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR19. XVI SARAH BERNHARDT’S AMBULANCE AT THE ODÉON THEATRE20. XVII PARIS BOMBARDED21. XVIII A BOLD JOURNEY THROUGH THE GERMAN LINES22. XIX MY RETURN TO PARIS—THE COMMUNE—AT ST. GERMAIN-EN-LAYE23. XX VICTOR HUGO24. XXI A MEMORABLE SUPPER25. XXII AT THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE AGAIN—SCULPTURE26. XXIII A DESCENT INTO THE ENFER DU PLOGOFF—MY FIRST APPEARANCE AS PHÈDRE—THE DECORATION OF MY NEW MANSION27. XXIV ALEXANDRE DUMAS—L’ETRANGÈRE—MY SCULPTURE AT THE SALON28. XXV “HERNANI”—A TRIP IN A BALLOON29. XXVI THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE GOES TO LONDON30. XXVII LONDON LIFE—MY FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE GAIETY THEATRE31. XXVIII MY PERFORMANCES IN LONDON—MY EXHIBITION—MY WILD ANIMALS—TROUBLE WITH THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE32. XXIX THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE RETURNS TO PARIS—SARAH BERNHARDT’S COMMENTS ON ACTORS AND ACTRESSES OF THE DAY33. XXX MY DEPARTURE FROM THE COMÉDIE FRANAÇISE—PREPARATIONS FOR MY FIRST AMERICAN TOUR—ANOTHER VISIT TO LONDON34. XXXI A TOUR IN DENMARK—ROYAL FAMILIES—THE “TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS” OF SARAH BERNHARDT35. XXXII EXPERIENCES AND REFLECTIONS ON BOARD SHIP FROM HÂVRE TO NEW YORK36. XXXIII ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK—AMERICAN REPORTERS—THE CUSTOM-HOUSE—PERFORMANCES IN NEW YORK—A VISIT TO EDISON AT MENLO PARK37. XXXIV AT BOSTON—STORY OF THE WHALE38. XXXV MONTREAL’S GRAND RECEPTION—THE POET FRÉCHETTE—AN ESCAPADE ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER39. XXXVI SPRINGFIELD—BALTIMORE—PHILADELPHIA—CHICAGO—ADVENTURES BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND CINCINNATI—CAPITAL PUNISHMENT40. XXXVII NEW ORLEANS AND OTHER AMERICAN CITIES—A VISIT TO THE FALLS OF NIAGARA41. XXXVIII THE RETURN TO FRANCE—THE WELCOME AT HÂVRE42. INDEX