Chapter 10
Marguerite, seamstress, the influencer of the era. From ready-to-wear to haute couture, from design to the runway, fashion is everywhere, all the time! It reflects the evolution of our society. It permeates our lives. “To be irreplaceable, one must...
Chapter 9
Justin’s family had been working in the fields of Bois Guibert for three generations. His grandfather passed down to him the art of hunting, just as he passed down the art of cultivating the land… French Art of Living...
Chapter 8
At the beginning of the 19th century, several thousand young Breton girls went up to Paris in the hope of finding work as maidservants in the service of a bourgeois or aristocratic family. A century later, in 1905, these...
Chapter 6
Young Louis De Gault was born in 1789 in another nearby castle in Saint Denis. His father, a stern but kind and just man, was guillotined during the Terror in late 1794 in front of the Carmelite Chapel in...
Chapter 5
Jacques Pascal de Gommecourt, son of travels and maps. It is at the beginning of the 15th century that Europeans set out to explore the world. The Portuguese were the first to explore the west coast of Africa through...
Chapter 4
Scientist, engineer, and adventurer, Auguste, once his studies were completed, and despite the opposition from his family, sets off to Egypt to oversee the construction of the great Suez Canal. There, he studies the culture and language… French...
Chapter 3
The young Countess San. Estournet stayed at Chateau du Bois Guibert for over 8 years. Curiously, from a young age, she loved to wander around the workshops, seeking to understand and even advising the master craftsmen without any hesitation,...
Chapter 2
The parents of young Wolfgang could have suspected that this name would influence his behavior, hobbies, and even his entire life. The pressure immediately weighed on this little boy from his first music lessons. French Art of Living for...
Chapter 1
In every era, there are its refugees… at Château du Bois Guibert, it was Marie, Marthe, and Amo. During the French Revolution and its period of political instability and violence, it was a real joy to enjoy the carefree...
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