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  • Louis XIV

    The Real Sun King

    A concise, straightforward biography of the seventeenth-century French monarch and his seventy-two-year reign.Innovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women.After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to his first-born son and heir, four-year old Louis XIV. In the extraordinary seventy-two years that followed, Louis le Grand—France's self-styled "Sun King" ... Leer más

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  • Madame Tussaud

    A Novel of the French Revolution

    The world knows Madame Tussaud as a wax artist extraordinaire, but who was this woman who became one of the most famous sculptresses of all time? From the internationally bestselling author of Nefertiti and Maria comes a “rollicking drama” (Good Housekeeping) that is “intimate and entertaining” (Associated Press).“Both a gripping, fictionalized biography of an intriguing woman and a well-paced, ... Leer más

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  • Marie-Therese, Child of Terror

    The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter

    de Susan Nagel ...
    The first major biography of one of France's most mysterious women--Marie Antoinette's only child to survive the French revolution.Susan Nagel, author of the critically acclaimed biography Mistress of the Elgin Marbles, turns her attention to the life of a remarkable woman who both defined and shaped an era, the tumultuous last days of the crumbling ancient régime. Nagel brings the formidable ... Leer más

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  • Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train

    Traveling through French History by Train

    de Ina Caro ...
    “I’d rather go to France with Ina Caro than with ?Henry Adams or Henry James.”—NewsweekIn one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orléans to evoke the visions of Joan of Arc or to the Place de la Concorde to witness ... Leer más

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  • Marie Antoinette's Confidante

    The Rise and Fall of the Princesse de Lamballe

    de Geri Walton ...
    The true story of the woman who befriended the last queen of France—and the price she paid for her devotion.Perhaps no one knew Marie Antoinette better than one of her closest confidantes, Marie Thérèse, the Princess de Lamballe. The princess became superintendent of the queen's household in 1774, and through her relationship with Marie Antoinette, she gained a unique perspective of the lavishness ... Leer más

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  • City of Light, City of Poison

    Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris

    de Holly Tucker ...
    "An artful reconstruction of seventeenth-century Paris with riveting storytelling." —The New YorkerIn the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to Paris after the brutal deaths of two magistrates. Reynie, pragmatic and fearless, discovers a network of witches, poisoners, and priests whose reach extends all the way to the king’s court at Versailles. Based on court ... Leer más

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  • Marie Antoinette

    The Journey

    France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake," was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime. For centuries since, she has been the object of debate, speculation, and the fascination so often accorded illustrious figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted child was thrust onto the royal stage and ... Leer más

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  • Versailles

    A Biography of a Palace

    "An illuminating portrait" of the palace―its architecture, its scandals, its politics, and its role in France's tumultuous history ( The New York Times Book Review).The story of Versailles is one of historical drama, under the last three kings of France's old regime, mixed with the high camp and glamour of the European courts, all in an iconic home for the French arts. The palace itself has been ... Leer más

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  • The Secret Wife of Louis XIV

    Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon

    Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon and secret wife of the Sun King, Louis XIV, was born in a bleak French prison in 1635, her father a condemned traitor and murderer, her mother the warden's seduced daughter. A timely pardon and a hopeful Caribbean colonial venture failed to mend the family's fortunes, and Françoise was reduced to begging in the streets. Yet, armed with beauty, intellect, ... Leer más

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  • Королева Марго

    Koroleva Margo. Queen Margot. Королева Марго.Александр Дюма (1802–1870) – французский писатель, чьи приключенческие романы сделали его одним из самых читаемых французских авторов в мире. Александр Дюма является автором таких романов, как «Три мушкетера», «Граф Монте-Кристо», «Ожерелье королевы» и т.д.«Королева Марго» – исторический роман Александра Дюма, написанный им в 1845г. и образующий первую ... Leer más

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  • The Sun King

    de Nancy Mitford ...
    A “devastatingly witty” biography of Louis XIV and the Court of Versailles—at once a historical record of late 17th- and early 18th-century France and a gossip-filled narrative of lovers and rivals, artists and warriors (New York Times)The Sun King is a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV and Versailles, the opulent court from which he ruled. With characteristic élan, Nancy Mitford reconstructs ... Leer más

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  • A Traveller&Amp;Apos;S History Of Paris

    de Robert Cole ...
    Paris, in many people’s view, is the epitome of the perfect city – beautiful, romantic and imbued with vitality and culture. It is a wonderful place to visit and to live. A ‘pride of place’ mentality has characterised Parisians for centuries: ‘To be in Paris, is to be’ enthused an anonymous correspondent as early as 1323. Packed with fact, anecdote and insight, ... Leer más

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