CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANCOIS-AUGUSTE-RENE, VISCOUNT DE

Additional reading Chateaubriand's literary and political careers are explored in Andr Maurois, Chateaubriand: Poet, Statesman, Lover (1938, reissued 1969); Richard Switzer, Chateaubriand (1971), an introductory work; and George D. Painter, Chateaubriand, vol. 1, The Longed-for Tempests (1977), covering the years 176893.