Madame de Pompadour: A Life
by Evelyne Lever
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In this sumptuous biography, Lever traces the enduring friendship between the Monarch Louis XV and his favorite mistress Jeanne Antoinette Pompadour, and the far-reaching implications--both personal and political--of their relationship.Tags
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Evelyne Lever is a leading French historian and the author of eight books. She lives in France
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- People/Characters
- Madame de Pompadour; Louis XV, King of France
- Dedication*
- Per M.B.I.
- First words*
- la Corte è in subbuglio, Luigi XV disperato: a Parigi, nel suo palazzo di rue du Bac, Madame de Châteauroux sta morendo.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Dice a Champlost solo poche parole: "Ecco gli unici omaggi che ho potuto renderle!".
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 944.034 — History & geography History of Europe France and Monaco France Bourbon 1589-1789 Louis XV 1715-74 ; XVIIIth Century
- LCC
- DC135 .P8 .L4313 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- 1715-1789. 18th century. Louis XV, Louis XVI
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- Languages
- 5 — English, Estonian, French, German, Italian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
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