Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV

Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 0226473201
ISBN-13 : 9780226473208
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV by : Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

The Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a self-obsessed courtier and chronicler of court life under Louis XIV. Drawing heavily on his memoirs, historian Ladurie offers a wonderful portrait of life with Louis, focusing on issues of hierarchy and rank in this tightly controlled universe. Illustrations.

The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint Simon

The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint Simon
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : 9783382334406
ISBN-13 : 3382334402
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint Simon by : Bayle St. John

Reprint of the original, first published in 1857. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Memoirs

Memoirs
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 554
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105029426223
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Memoirs by : Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon

Translated from the French.

Neil Simon's Memoirs

Neil Simon's Memoirs
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 672
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ISBN-10 : 9781501155000
ISBN-13 : 1501155008
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Neil Simon's Memoirs by : Neil Simon

"Now, for the first time ever, Simon's complete life story is collected in one volume with a new introduction and afterword"--Dust jacket.

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great
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Publisher : Modern Library
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 9780307432438
ISBN-13 : 0307432432
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Memoirs of Catherine the Great by : Catherine the Great

Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762—96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting the balance of power in Europe eastward. Famous for her will to power and for her dozen lovers, Catherine was also a prolific and gifted writer. Fluent in French, Russian, and German, Catherine published political theory, journalism, comedies, operas, and history, while writing thousands of letters as she corresponded with Voltaire and other public figures. The Memoirs of Catherine the Great provides an unparalleled window into eighteenth-century Russia and the mind of an absolute ruler. With insight, humor, and candor, Catherine presents her eyewitness account of history, from her whirlwind entry into the Russian court in 1744 at age fourteen as the intended bride of Empress Elizabeth I’s nephew, the eccentric drunkard and future Peter III, to her unhappy marriage; from her two children, several miscarriages, and her and Peter’s numerous affairs to the political maneuvering that enabled Catherine to seize the throne from him in 1762. Catherine’s eye for telling details makes for compelling reading as she describes the dramatic fall and rise of her political fortunes. This definitive new translation from the French is scrupulously faithful to her words and is the first for which translators have consulted original manuscripts written in Catherine’s own hand. It is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Catherine the Great, Russian history, or the eighteenth century.

Memoirs of Duke de Richelieu

Memoirs of Duke de Richelieu
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105118149116
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Memoirs of Duke de Richelieu by : Louis François Armand du Plessis duc de Richelieu

Wait Till Next Year

Wait Till Next Year
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781439188583
ISBN-13 : 1439188580
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Wait Till Next Year by : Doris Kearns Goodwin

By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans. We meet the people who most influenced Goodwin’s early life: her mother, who taught her the joy of books but whose debilitating illness left her housebound: and her father, who taught her the joy of baseball and to root for the Dodgers of Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Gil Hodges. Most important, Goodwin describes with eloquence how the Dodgers’ leaving Brooklyn in 1957, and the death of her mother soon after, marked both the end of an era and, for her, the end of childhood.

Memoirs of a Revolutionist

Memoirs of a Revolutionist
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105048841451
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Memoirs of a Revolutionist by : Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin (kni͡azʹ)