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When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how the little girl rose, against a backdrop of savage social-climbing, intrigue, excess and high drama, to become the most powerful women of the eighteenth century French court, Le Pompadour.… (meer)
nessreader: I know these represent two different generations at Versailles, but both books are about women at the french court, and are as readable as novels
Awful. I know this is very well rated, and it is from vintage books, but this is simply tripe. I am reading the ebook version and hopefully it is a case of bad conversion from print. Having stated that, this version has terrible and nonsensical sentences, bad structure, the tenses do not even agree - and that is just the tip of the iceberg. I am left wondering about Ms. Mitford's education (or more likely lack thereof) and if she was a native English speaker. Yes it is that bad.
Sadly I have several other novels from her here in my tbr, and now am very reluctant to even consider opening them.
1 star. would give this a negative rating if possible. A real shame as the topic is interesting. ( )
A fascinating portrayal of Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford, giving her character and zest. Interspersed with Mitford's opinions, it can be a pretty interesting read. ( )
This is a very humanistic portrayal of Madame Pompadour. I didn't know much about her except her name so now I have a much better understanding as to why people refer to Pompadour as a kind of excess. She was definitely a product of her time and circumstance and yielded much more influence than most women of her time. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
High rouged, unfortunate female of whom
it is not proper to speak without necessity.
Thomas Carlyle
Sincere et tendre Pompadour
Voltaire
Opdracht
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Dedicated to the memory of Dolly Princess Radziwill
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
After the death of the great King, beautiful Versailles, fatal for France, lay empty seven years while fresh air blew through its golden rooms, blowing away the sorcery and bigotry which hung about the walls like a miasma, blowing away the old century and blowing in the new.
Citaten
Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
After this a great dullness fell upon the Chateau of Versailles.
When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how the little girl rose, against a backdrop of savage social-climbing, intrigue, excess and high drama, to become the most powerful women of the eighteenth century French court, Le Pompadour.
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Sadly I have several other novels from her here in my tbr, and now am very reluctant to even consider opening them.
1 star. would give this a negative rating if possible. A real shame as the topic is interesting. (