Jun 17, 2001 marieantoinette antonia fraser weidenfeld. Memoirs of the court of marie antoinette, queen of france. Memoirs of the court of marie antoinette queen of france jeanne louise henriette genet campan 1 memoirs of. Antonia frasers lavish and engaging portrait of marie antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in european history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the comingofage of a graceful woman, buaimedt also in the unraveling of an era. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The major movie about the legendary french queen, directed by sofia coppola, is based on this book by bestselling historian antonia fraser. Fa mary queen of scots af antonia fraser som paperback bog pa. In 1770, marie antoinette, aged 14, wed the awkward 16yearold who in 1774 became louis xvi. Marie antoinette audiobook marie antoinette 2006 marie antoinette death marie antoinette children marie antoinette cake marie antoinette quotes marie antoinette soundtrack marie antoinette full. Jul, 2001 marie antoinette antonia fraser 499pp, weidenfeld. Drawing on period diaries, letters, and other papers, fraser sketches portraits of a variety of women, both highborn and humble, during the tumultuous century between the death of elizabeth and queen annes assumption of the throne.
She has taken a woman who had been turned into a caricature, a posterchild for a typical example of reactionary, frivolous royalty, and turned her into a. Antonia frasers lavish and engaging portrait of marie antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in european history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the comingofage of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era. Sep 12, 2006 antonia frasers lavish and engaging portrait of marie antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in european history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the comingofage of a graceful woman, buaimedt also in the unraveling of an era. Constance, according to her son joseph weber, who later wrote his memoirs, was famed for her beautiful figure and an even greater beauty of soul. Novelist and historian fraser faith and treason, 1996, etc.
Fraser presents her subjects childhood, full of dancing but short on books, as a smaller version of the proving grounds she would inhabit for the rest of her life. Antonia fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including love and louis xiv, marie antoinette, which was made into a film by sofia coppola, the wives of henry viii, mary queen of scots, faith and treason. Project gutenberg offers 61,805 free ebooks to download. A novel for fans of philippa gregory and michelle moran, confessions of marie antoinette blends rich historical detail with searing drama, bringing to life the first years of the french revolution and the final days of the legendary french queen.
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