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 enemies that she could not travel publicly without risking a pelting of mud and stones. History has loved her little better.Nancy Mitford's delightfully candid biography re-creates the spirit of eighteenth-century Versailles with its love of pleasure and treachery. We learn that the Queen was a "bore;" the Dauphin a "prig;" and see France increasingly overcome with class conflict. With a fiction writer's felicity; Mitford restores the royal mistress and celebrates her as a survivor; unsurpassed in "the art of living;" who reigned as the most powerful woman in France for nearly twenty years.
#1289251 in Books 1984-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.75 x 6.00 x .75l; #File Name: 093087840X137 pages
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book. I was in Korea when the Axe ...By Steven G.TaylorGreat book. I was in Korea when the Axe Murders occurred. This book describes it somewhat as it really happened. Not all units involved are discussed in any detail. Overall it's a good recall of the incident.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. lost histroyBy Youwishyouknewmy father was the medic involved in this situation (no mention of him by name in the book)that being said i did find reading this to shed some light on a long wondered about experience that has had such a rippled effect on my life.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. DMZ: A Story of the Panmunjom Axe MurderBy JoyceBook arrived in a timely manner. However; the book did have a few pages torn out.
