The Novels Tales Vaudevilles Life and Reminiscences of Charles Paul De Rock (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Novels Tales Vaudevilles Life and Reminiscences of Charles Paul De Rock Charles Paul De Kock, better known as "Paul de Kock," was born at Passy, near Paris, the 21st of May, 1794. His father, a wealthy Dutch banker, domiciled in France, was a close friend of General Dumouriez, and during the latter´s campaigns served with him in the army of the north. A few months previous to Paul de Kock´s birth, his father, the soldier-banker, repaired to Paris to receive there a large sum of money due him for his services; but the Convention was in the habit of using the executioner´s axe in the acquittal of its obligations. Its creditor, M. de Kock, was guillotined, and his wife, the author´s mother, was cast into prison. Fortunately, however, she eventually managed to escape the fate intended for her by the Terrorists. Madame de Kock, in spite of her horrible experiences, continued her residence in Paris. Paul de Kock, had one brother, a few years his senior, who remained with his father´s relatives in Holland, had a brilliant career of arms in the far East, was created a baron on his return to the Netherlands, and, for a score of years following, served with notable credit as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet. The resemblance between these brothers, the Frenchman and the Hollander, was quite singular. They had the same height, the same physiognomy, the same voice, look, and even smile. Indeed, the novelist could with safety have journeyed to the Hague and have been taken by his Majesty to be the Cabinet Minister. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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