| Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France Contributor(s): Lever, Evelyne (Author), Temerson, Catherine (Translator), Raver, Lorna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786172371 ISBN-13: 9780786172375 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: Married for political reasons at the age of fourteen. Marie-Antoinette was naive impetuous, and ill-equipped for the role in which history cast her. Her life was a tragedy of disastrous circumstances colliding. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 5.34" W x 5.74" (0.73 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Married for political reasons at the age of fourteen, Marie Antoinette was naive, impetuous, and ill equipped for the role in which history cast her. From her birth in Vienna in 1755 through her turbulent, unhappy marriage, the bloody turmoil of the French Revolution, her trial for high treason (during which she was accused of incest), and her final beheading, Marie Antoinette's life was the tragic tale of disastrous circumstances colliding. Drawing upon her diaries, letters, court records, and memoirs, Evelyne Lever paints vivid portraits of Marie Antoinette, her inner circle, and the lavish court life at Versailles. Marie Antoinette dispels the myth of the callous queen whose supposed response to her starving subjects was the comment, "Let them eat cake." What emerges instead is a surprisingly average woman thrust into a position for which she was wholly unprepared, a combination that proved disastrous both for her and for France. This is the revealing story of how Marie Antoinette kept her dignity and courage when Fate turned its back and she lost everything: throne, children, husband, and--in a very public and cruel execution--her life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Raver, Lorna: - Lorna Raver, named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of the Year, has received numerous Audie nominations and AudioFile Earphones Awards. An experienced stage actress, she has also guest-starred on many top television series and starred in director Sam Raimi's film Drag Me to Hell. Among her many Blackstone titles are The Age of Innocence, Up from Orchard Street, The Lodger, Selected Readings from the Portable Dorothy Parker, and Diamond Ruby. Lever, Evelyne: -Evelyne Lever, a leading French historian, lives in Paris with her husband, Maurice Lever, the author of Sade. |