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Reviewed on June 1, 2000
Lever is a noted French historian who has written several biographies on major players in the turbulent events of late 18th-century France, and this is her first book to be translated into English. She shines a penetrating light on the opulent Versailles subculture and the queen whose royal excesses served as a major catalyst for the revolutionary upheaval of 1789. Through the skillful use of mem...Log In or Sign Up to Read More