The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV by W.H. Lewis

The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV

W.H. Lewis

306 pages first pub 1953 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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Pleasures and palaces are, of course, an enormously entertaining part of this vivid account of France under Louis XIV. More important is the author's exploration of the political, economic, social and artistic forces that developed during the long...

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