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Elizabeth
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Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:27 am
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Location: Vermont USA
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 What are you reading currently? I am reading my first M.A. related books....Citizens and Queen of Fashion at the moment. I am also to dip into Trianon and Madame Royale soon. Is anyone else reading any of these, as well? I would like to start a thread if so. If you are not reading those, what book(s) are you reading?
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| Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:29 pm |
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Louis-Charles
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Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:09 pm
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Location: France
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I'm reading "Louis XVII, sa vie, son agonie, sa mort" by Beauchesne.
A wonderful and interesting book very big 
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| Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:42 pm |
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Pimprenelle
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Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:54 am
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I am reading "la princesse de Lamballe intime" by Dr Cabanes. An ancient and rare book. I am very happy I found it !
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| Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:52 pm |
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Therese
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Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:04 pm
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Let us know how you find Cabanes' book, Pimprenelle.
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| Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:52 pm |
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Elizabeth
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Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:27 am
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Location: Vermont USA
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Yes, Pimprenelle, please do, it sounds interesting
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| Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:37 am |
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Monsieur Royale
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Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:48 pm
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Location: USA
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I am still reading "Queen of Fashion" almost done though! 
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Arianna
Marquis/Marquise
Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:28 am
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey. I just started it and it's quite big book 
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Elizabeth
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Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:27 am
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Location: Vermont USA
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Now I've also started Madame Royale, Marie Antoinette by Desmond Seward and Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette before the revolution by Webster.
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TsmnDs
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Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:26 pm
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I have just started What Marie Antoinette wore to the revolution, which, if the introduction is anything to go by should be a really good read.
I'm also picking my way through A French King at Holyrood by AJ Mackenzie-Stuart, which is a book about Artois' stay in Edinburgh.
And I am enjoying Walter Moers 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear which has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Marie Antoinette but is wonderfully insane and entertaining.
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| Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:58 pm |
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Therese
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Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:04 pm
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The one about Artois at Holyrood is one I would LOVE to read!!
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| Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:32 pm |
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Aurora
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Joined: Wed May 24, 2006 9:36 am
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Réflexions sur le procès de la reine by
Madame de Stael. with a pretext by Chantal Thomas.
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| Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:00 pm |
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Louis-Charles
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Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:09 pm
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Location: France
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Ah....I've this book and I confirm it is wonderful!
Madame de Staël analyzed very well the human aspect of this lawsuit, splendid!
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| Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:20 pm |
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Therese
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Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:04 pm
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Indeed, she did!
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Elizabeth
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Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:27 am
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Location: Vermont USA
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Marie Antoinette, The Journey just arrived in the mail today I'm really enjoying Webster the most at the moment, the writing flows well, still with some detail.
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| Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:49 pm |
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Pimprenelle
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Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:54 am
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I haven't read this book by Nesta Webster, only "Marie Antoinette intime". This one is a fascinating book, so sensible, so clever (except for Mme de Polignac). How is that possible that such an intelligent book was written so long ago, and that people forgot about the analyses developped in it to focuse on Zweig's mistakes only ! 
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