| Author |
Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 |
| Title |
Marie Antoinette
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| Original Publication |
United Kingdom: Methuen & Co.,1909,pubdate 1910.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
MWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"Marie Antoinette" by Hilaire Belloc is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, during a tumultuous period marked by the approaching French Revolution. It delves into her upbringing, the impact of political machinations on her life, and the influences that ultimately led to her tragic fate as queen. The opening of the work sets the stage for understanding the complex world in which Marie Antoinette lived, beginning with the backdrop of the 18th-century Diplomatic Revolution, which profoundly affected her life. It emphasizes her role as a pawn in the political strategies of her family and others, detailing how her marriage was part of a larger political alliance designed by her mother, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. The text highlights Marie Antoinette's early life, the pressures of her royal duties, and the sense of doom that surrounded her existence, as events unfolded that would lead to her untimely end. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
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| Subject |
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799
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| Subject |
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
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| Subject |
Queens -- France -- Biography
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
69542 |
| Release Date |
Dec 14, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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