Picture 1 of 2
Gallery
Picture 1 of 2
Have one to sell?
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
US $15.99
ApproximatelyAU $24.51
Condition:
Very good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
- Buy It NowMarie Antoinette: The Journey
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Postage:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, 16 Aug and Fri, 22 Aug to 94104
Returns:
30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay postage label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:205538403682
Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9780385489485
- ISBN
- 9780385489485
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
038548948X
ISBN-13
9780385489485
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038256686
Product Key Features
Book Title
Marie Antoinette : the Journey
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Europe / France, General
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
35.4 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-023493
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Fascinating . . . the court at Versailles comes alive." The Washington Post "Colorful, fluently narrated. . . . A touching, psychologically believable portrait." The Wall Street Journal "Absorbing as ever. Fraser's blend of insight and research persuade us that this unfortunate queen deserves neither the vilification nor the idealization she has received." The New Yorker From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal
944/.035/092
Synopsis
Still a controversial figure, as well as a celebrated one, Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To many people, she is still la reine méchante, whose extravagance and frivolity helped to bring down the French monarchy; her indifference to popular suffering epitomised by the (apocryphal) words: let them eat cake. She was accused of personal profligacies and sexual excesses. Others are equally passionate in her defence: to them, she is a victim of misogyny. Marie Antoinette remains one of the genuinely romantic and ill-treated characters in history. A compassionate queen and devoted mother, she did little to deserve her tragic destiny. She was born in 1755, one of 16 children of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. At the age of 15 she was to be the bride of the French Dauphin, heir to his grandfather Louis XV. The Dauphin came to the throne as Louis XVI in 1774 and for more than ten years the French court at Versailles glittered under the presidency of its young, beautiful and artistic queen, in what would be seen afterwards as the last throw of the Ancien Regime. In this stunning biography Antonia Fraser examines her influence over the king, the accusations and sexual slurs made against her, her patronage of the arts which enhanced French cultural life, her imprisonment, the death threats made against her, rumours of lesbian affairs, and her trial (during which her 7-year-old son was forced to testify to sexual abuse by his mother) and eventual execution by guillotine in 1793.
LC Classification Number
DC137.1.F73 2001
Item description from the seller
Popular categories from this Store
Seller feedback (1,750)
- y***y (396)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat quality book. Condition as described. Great value. Great eBayer!
- t***m (1373)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat product as described. A+++ ebayer.
- k***4 (447)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook looks brand new! Fast shipping and great packaging! Would buy from again.Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the... (#196919973005)
Product ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 01 Aug, 2019
Marie Antoinette, The Journey
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: nostalgia*attic
More to explore:
- Mary Grant Bruce Fiction & Books,
- Mary Balogh Fiction & Fiction Books,
- Mary Grant Bruce Fiction Books,
- Mary Grant Bruce Antiquarian and Collectable Books,
- Mary Shelley Hardcover Books,
- Mary Stewart Fiction Fiction & Books,
- Journey into Mystery Comics, Graphic Comic Books,
- Mary Berry Fiction & Non-Fiction Books,
- Mary Higgins Clark Fiction Fiction & Books,
- Mary Shelley Fiction & Non-Fiction Books in English
Popular categories from this Store
Seller feedback (1,750)
- y***y (396)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat quality book. Condition as described. Great value. Great eBayer!
- t***m (1373)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat product as described. A+++ ebayer.
- k***4 (447)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook looks brand new! Fast shipping and great packaging! Would buy from again.Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the... (#196919973005)