Madame de Pompadour by Amanda Foreman, Nancy Mitford

Madame de Pompadour

Amanda Foreman, Nancy Mitford

312 pages first pub 1954 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was physically too cold for the carnal Bourbon king, and had so many enemie...

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