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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The ill-fated Queen of France
In popular memory some historical figures, Richard III and George
Armstrong Custer among them, are fated to be forever viewed
negatively. Some act or phrase-often of dubious veracity-adheres
and subordinates all else concerning them. Marie Antoinette, wife
of Louis XVI, an Austrian princess was lucklessly doomed to be
married to a King of France as the monarchy was about to be
bloodily sliced away by a peoples revolution and courtesy of
Monsieur Guillotine's ingenious invention. Allegedly upon hearing
that the poor had no bread, she callously commented, 'Let them eat
cake' and so every school child (if secretly) thought she deserved
all that came her way. Predictably the truth bears closer
examination-in fact that phrase was in print in France long before
young Marie Antoinette set foot in the country. In truth, her
honeymoon period with the French people was short lived and she
became victim to all manner of rumours and accusations throughout
most of her reign. Nevertheless, she was a liberalising influence
on the King and court, was interested in arts and sciences and in
difficult times demonstrated more political judgement and
leadership than her vacillating husband. As tensions mounted in
France she calmly continued with her civic and charitable
responsibilities. This is a fascinating account of the fall of the
Bourbon monarchy from the Queen's perspective-a good, intelligent
person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Available in softcover
and hardback with dust jacket.
The agony of Napoleon's family as Empire ends
This is a riveting book. Those interested in-and to some degree
knowledgeable about-the Napoleonic age know of the Emperor's
inspired military prowess as he fought, with ever diminishing
resources, to avert defeat at the hands of the advancing imperial
forces within the France of 1814. History, perhaps justifiably, has
concentrated on the great man, his politics and military
manoeuvres. Meanwhile, in Paris, his wife, the Empress Marie-Louise
of Austria and her infant son, the King of Rome, heir to the
Imperial throne, lived in anguish as it seemed their lives were
about to be overturned, wrenched from the most elevated positions
in Europe and imminently torn down and apart. This book charts the
inexorable progress of these momentous events within a world far
removed from the sharp end of the struggle. The text also
chronicles the military campaign as it drew closer towards the
battle for Paris itself and to the imperial family within its
defences. The end inevitably came and the Empress now found herself
in the forefront of events and forced to flee with her child into a
hostile night and country filled with enemies. These events and
those that followed make vital reading and complete the picture of
Napoleon's downfall from the most intimate of perspectives.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Cette uvre (edition relie) fait partie de la serie TREDITION
CLASSICS. La maison d'edition tredition, basee a Hambourg, a publie
dans la serie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de
deux millenaires. Ils etaient pour la plupart epuises ou uniquement
disponible chez les bouquinistes. La serie est destinee a preserver
la litterature et a promouvoir la culture. Avec sa serie TREDITION
CLASSICS, tredition a comme but de mettre a disposition des
milliers de classiques de la litterature mondiale dans differentes
langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.
The ill-fated Queen of France
In popular memory some historical figures, Richard III and George
Armstrong Custer among them, are fated to be forever viewed
negatively. Some act or phrase-often of dubious veracity-adheres
and subordinates all else concerning them. Marie Antoinette, wife
of Louis XVI, an Austrian princess was lucklessly doomed to be
married to a King of France as the monarchy was about to be
bloodily sliced away by a peoples revolution and courtesy of
Monsieur Guillotine's ingenious invention. Allegedly upon hearing
that the poor had no bread, she callously commented, 'Let them eat
cake' and so every school child (if secretly) thought she deserved
all that came her way. Predictably the truth bears closer
examination-in fact that phrase was in print in France long before
young Marie Antoinette set foot in the country. In truth, her
honeymoon period with the French people was short lived and she
became victim to all manner of rumours and accusations throughout
most of her reign. Nevertheless, she was a liberalising influence
on the King and court, was interested in arts and sciences and in
difficult times demonstrated more political judgement and
leadership than her vacillating husband. As tensions mounted in
France she calmly continued with her civic and charitable
responsibilities. This is a fascinating account of the fall of the
Bourbon monarchy from the Queen's perspective-a good, intelligent
person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Available in softcover
and hardback with dust jacket.
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