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It would be difficult to find, in all the range of the past, a man whose career has been so full of wonderful and exciting vicissitude as that of Louis Philippe. His life covers the most eventful period in French history. The storms of 1789 consigned his father to the guillotine, his mother and brothers to imprisonment, and himself and sister to poverty and exile. There are few romances more replete with pensive interest than the wanderings of Louis Philippe to escape the bloodhounds of the show more Revolution far away amidst the ices of Northern Europe, to the huts of the Laplanders, and again through the almost unbroken wilds of North America, taking refuge in the wigwams of the Indians, and floating with his two brothers in a boat a distance of nearly two thousand miles through the solemn solitudes of the Ohio and the Mississippi from Pittsburg to the Gulf. show lessTags
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This biography covers much of what was occurring in general during Louis Philippe’s time before and during his reign as King of the French. Actually, LP often disappears into the background for lengthy periods whilst other notable figures or events are discussed.
Overall, this is an interesting account of France’s history from before the famous revolution through to the lesser known one of 1848.
This is also one of John Abbott’s better biographies. At times he recalls scenes to the standard of a talented fiction writer. Indeed, much of what occurred during the history covered in this work offers strong foundations for any authors wanting to write historical fiction.
Overall, this is an interesting account of France’s history from before the famous revolution through to the lesser known one of 1848.
This is also one of John Abbott’s better biographies. At times he recalls scenes to the standard of a talented fiction writer. Indeed, much of what occurred during the history covered in this work offers strong foundations for any authors wanting to write historical fiction.
Dated language and overly wordy but ok.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- History of Louis Philippe, King of the French; Louis Philippe
- Original title
- History of Louis Philippe, king of the French
- Alternate titles
- Louis Philippe
- Original publication date
- 1871
- People/Characters
- Louis-Philippe I, King of the French; Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Duchess of Bourbon
- First words
- The origin of the House of Orleans is involved in some obscurity
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The reader, who may be interested to inform himself of the changes in France which followed this Revolution, will find them minutely detailed in the "Life of Napoleon III."
- Publisher's editor
- Alexandr, D.
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 944.05092 — History & geography History of Europe France and Monaco France First empire 1804-1815
- LCC
- DC268 .A14 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- 19th century July Revolution of 1830. July Monarchy, 1830-1848
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Statistics
- Members
- 37
- Popularity
- 781,223
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 9
