Marie Antoinette [the journey]
Record details
- ISBN: 9780739349403 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 0739349406 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: [Santa Ana, Calif.] : Books on Tape, 2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 20:31:27. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Donada Peters. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 295078 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Marie Antoinette -- Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France -- 1755-1793 Queens -- France -- Biography France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793 |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |
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Summary:
France's beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake," was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded tragic figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted, privileged, but otherwise unremarkable child was thrust into an unparalleled time and place, and was commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in history. Antonia Fraser's lavish and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in European history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the listener not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era.