THE GRAND MADEMOISELLE

by Francis Steegmuller ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 4, 1955

A touching biography of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, whose position at the court of Louis XIV had its historical ironies. A remarkably straightforward person at a time of petty plots and counter plots, Mademoiselle, as she was officially known, led a rich life despite frustrations. The greatest of these was the king's prohibition of marriage with her true love, a captain of the dragoons. Scholarliness and emotion as well make Steegmuller's book a valuable revelation of the period.

Pub Date: Jan. 4, 1955

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Farrar, Straus

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1955

Categories: NONFICTION