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Marie Antoinette: And The Decline Of French Monarchy (European Queens) 1 review
Nancy Lotz, Carlene Phillips
Morgan Reynolds Publishing, 2004
Fascinating at any age.
Writing a book for young adults is tricky. As a former bookstore owner, I can tell you that I found that group of readers the most difficult to please. Carlene Phillips and Nancy Lotz got it just right. Their book on Marie Antoinette flows like a novel, with descriptions of the young queen and her ...
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The Private Realm of Marie Antoinette 10 reviews
Marie-France Boyer
Thames & Hudson, 1996
The Marie Antoinette book you simply must have!!
+ real marie
+ Marie Antoinette
+ Small but Interesting
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The Queen's Necklace: Marie Antoinette and the Scandal that Shocked and Mystified France (Phoenix Press)3 reviews
Frances Mossiker
Phoenix Press, 2004
The Scam of the century
+ An 18th Century true crime whodunnit
+ History and Heredity
In 1785 The Queen's Necklace scandal broke over France. Queen Marie Antoinette was alleged to have bought a diamond necklace worth over 1.6 million franks and refused to pay for it, and had Cardinal Prince Rohan, a long time courtier out of favour, arrested for it along with his accomplices the ...
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The Road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy 6 reviews
Munro Price
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
Interesting history
+ Insight into the Royals
+ Concise and excellent
+ Incredibly Researched
+ Good History
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Marie-Antoinette. Correspondance secrète entre Marie-Thérèse et le comte de Mercy-Argenteau, avec les lettres ...
Marie-Thérèse d\'Autriche; Florimond Claude Charles de Mercy-Argenteau
Adamant Media Corporation, 2001
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1874 edition by Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, Paris.
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Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (Grove Great Lives)12 reviews
Stefan Zweig
Grove Press, 2002
Stands the test of time very well.
+ Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
+ Stefan Zweig, a truly amazing writer
+ Was She Average?
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Walks Through Marie Antoinette's Paris
Diana Reid Haig
Ravenhall Books, 2006
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Anne Vallayer Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie Antoinette2 reviews
Marianne Roland Michel, Colin Bailey, ...
Dallas Museum of Art, 2002
excellent
+ Anne Vallayer Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie Antoinette
One of the best books on an under-appreciated 18th century still life artist. The article by Eik Kahn is useful to fine artists and describes various approaches and outlooks from the period. The rest of the book is also well written and researched. It should be in every painter's library.
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A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer4 reviews
Elisabeth de Feydeau
I. B. Tauris, 2006
A Scented Palace by DeFeydeau
+ Heady romance and secret formulae
+ interesting perpective of the French Revolution
+ A fun and informative read
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey105 reviews
Antonia Fraser
Anchor, 2002
A pleasant surprise
+ History as readable as a novel.
+ Marie Antoinette the journey
+ Marie Antoinette in depth
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Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (Grove Great Lives)12 reviews
Stefan Zweig
Grove Press, 2002
Stands the test of time very well.
+ Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
+ Stefan Zweig, a truly amazing writer
+ Was She Average?
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Anne Vallayer Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie Antoinette2 reviews
Marianne Roland Michel, Colin Bailey, ...
Dallas Museum of Art, 2002
excellent
+ Anne Vallayer Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie Antoinette
One of the best books on an under-appreciated 18th century still life artist. The article by Eik Kahn is useful to fine artists and describes various approaches and outlooks from the period. The rest of the book is also well written and researched. It should be in every painter's library.
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Marie Antoinette: And The Decline Of French Monarchy (European Queens)1 review
Nancy Lotz, Carlene Phillips
Morgan Reynolds Publishing, 2004
Fascinating at any age.
Writing a book for young adults is tricky. As a former bookstore owner, I can tell you that I found that group of readers the most difficult to please. Carlene Phillips and Nancy Lotz got it just right. Their book on Marie Antoinette flows like a novel, with descriptions of the young queen and her ...
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A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer4 reviews
Elisabeth de Feydeau
I. B. Tauris, 2006
A Scented Palace by DeFeydeau
+ Heady romance and secret formulae
+ interesting perpective of the French Revolution
+ A fun and informative read
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The Queen's Necklace: Marie Antoinette and the Scandal that Shocked and Mystified France (Phoenix Press)3 reviews
Frances Mossiker
Phoenix Press, 2004
The Scam of the century
+ An 18th Century true crime whodunnit
+ History and Heredity
In 1785 The Queen's Necklace scandal broke over France. Queen Marie Antoinette was alleged to have bought a diamond necklace worth over 1.6 million franks and refused to pay for it, and had Cardinal Prince Rohan, a long time courtier out of favour, arrested for it along with his accomplices the ...
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The Road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy6 reviews
Munro Price
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
Interesting history
+ Insight into the Royals
+ Concise and excellent
+ Incredibly Researched
+ Good History
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Walks Through Marie Antoinette's Paris
Diana Reid Haig
Ravenhall Books, 2006
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Marie-Antoinette. Correspondance secrète entre Marie-Thérèse et le comte de Mercy-Argenteau, avec les lettres ...
Marie-Thérèse d\'Autriche; Florimond Claude Charles de Mercy-Argenteau
Adamant Media Corporation, 2001
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1874 edition by Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, Paris.
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey105 reviews
Antonia Fraser
Anchor, 2002
A pleasant surprise
+ History as readable as a novel.
+ Marie Antoinette the journey
+ Marie Antoinette in depth
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The Private Realm of Marie Antoinette10 reviews
Marie-France Boyer
Thames & Hudson, 1996
The Marie Antoinette book you simply must have!!
+ real marie
+ Marie Antoinette
+ Small but Interesting
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