Madame de Pompadour
Nancy Mitford
None pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140011811
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Language: English
Publish: 788947200000
18th CenturyBiographyBiography MemoirClassicsEuropean HistoryFranceHistoricalHistoryNonfictionWomens
First published in 1954, this is an evocation of Louis XV’s court at Versailles. The political and religious complications of the time are explained and put into context, while the complex characters are brought vividly to life.