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The Sun King
Nancy Mitford
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Description for The Sun King
paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
This gossipy account of Louis XIV is a clear and fascinating historical biography from Nancy Mitford.
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099528883
SKU
V9780099528883
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About Nancy Mitford
Nancy Mitford was born in London on November 28 1904, daughter of the second Baron Redesdale, and the eldest of six girls. Her sisters included Lady Diana Mosley; Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire and Jessica, who immortalised the Mitford family in her autobiography Hons and Rebels. The Mitford sisters came of age during the Roaring Twenties and wartime in London, and ... Read more
Reviews for The Sun King
Beautifully evokes the period
Independent on Sunday
Delightfully gossipy...irreverently lifts the skirts of the dolls of Versailles and rummages about underneath, exposing one gem of irresistible detail after another...A glorious tribute to a glorious age
Irish Times
La Mitford plonks the reader amid the seething snobbery and maniacal struggle for High Life that was the Sun ... Read more
Independent on Sunday
Delightfully gossipy...irreverently lifts the skirts of the dolls of Versailles and rummages about underneath, exposing one gem of irresistible detail after another...A glorious tribute to a glorious age
Irish Times
La Mitford plonks the reader amid the seething snobbery and maniacal struggle for High Life that was the Sun ... Read more