An edition of To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette (1991)

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An edition of To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette (1991)

To the scaffold

the life of Marie Antoinette

1st ed.

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One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court. Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments. She spent lavishly while her overtaxed and increasingly hostile subjects blamed her for France's plight. In time Antoinette matured into a courageous Queen, and when their enemies finally closed in, Antoinette followed her inept husband to the guillotine in one last act of bravery.

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W. Morrow and Co.
Language
English
Pages
384

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Subjects

Biography History Queens Kings and rulers Marie antoinette, queen, consort of louis xvi, king of france, 1755-1793

People

Marie Antoinette Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France (1755-1793)

Places

France

Times

Louis XVI, 1774-1793
Edition Availability
Cover of: To the scaffold
To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette
2004, St. Martin's Griffin
in English - 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Cover of: To the Scaffold
To the Scaffold
August 2, 2000, Robson Books Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: To the scaffold
To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette
1992
in English
Cover of: To the Scaffold
To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette
June 1992, Quill
Paperback in English
Cover of: To the scaffold
To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette
1991, W. Morrow and Co.
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: To the scaffold
To the scaffold
1991, St. Martin's
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-367) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
944/.035/092, B
Library of Congress
DC137.1 .E77 1991, DC137.1.E77 1991, DC137 .E77 1991

The Physical Object

Pagination
384 p. ;
Number of pages
384

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1884559M
ISBN 10
0688073018
LCCN
90045488
OCLC/WorldCat
22305461
LibraryThing
250488
Goodreads
2234134

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1866599W

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"IN the birth chamber the cold November wind gusted through the open windows, lifting the rich cloth hangings and rustling the long skirts of the midwife and her assistants."

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