Marie Antoinette series
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The memoirs of a physician , Marie Antoinette series volume 1
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Marie Antoinette series volume 2
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The Queen's Necklace dramatises an unsavoury incident in the 1780s at the court of King Louis XVI of France involving the King's wife, Marie Antoinette. Her reputation was already tarnished by gossip and scandal, and her implication in a crime involving a stolen necklace became one of the major turning-points of public opinion against the monarchy, which eventually culminated in the French Revolution.
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Six years later: or, The taking of the Bastille , Marie Antoinette series volume 3
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The countess de Charney: or, The fall of the French monarchy , Marie Antoinette series volume 4
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Marie Antoinette series volume 5
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The Knight of Maison Rouge (1845) shows what happens when two people from opposite political camps fall in love during Robespierre's reign of terror. Lieutenant Maurice Lindey is an ardent young republican who hates tyranny and injustice whether they come from the left or right. But such even-handedness is a liability at a time when addressing someone as "monsieur"...