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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette The Journey
Author: Antonia Fraser
Never before has the life of Marie Antoinette been told so intimately and with such authority as in Antonia Fraser’s newest work, Marie Antoinette: The Journey. Famously known as the eighteenth-century French queen whose excesses have become legend, Marie Antoinette was blamed for instigating the French Revolution. But the story o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385489485
ISBN-10: 038548948X
Publication Date: 9/18/2001
Pages: 544
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 9
I had read a book on Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI when I was much younger, so I had an understanding of the subject matter. When I saw the movie with Kirsten Dunst, I wanted to read Antonia Fraser's version, since I enjoyed the movie so much. I must say that I enjoyed this book MUCH better than the first. The detail in her research is incredible and she does, indeed, bring the court to life. Even though one understands the French peoples necessity in a revolution (they were literally starving, etc), Fraser shows you the human side of the royalties involved. It broke my heart to see how they were ultimately treated in the end. Upon finishing this book, I had lots to think about. BTW, I read it while I was in Paris and touring Versailles at the same time as reading about the court life there in action was an amazing experience!!
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Helpful Score: 5
This is a an excellent biography of Marie Antoinette that reads like a fiction novel. The details of the court at Versailles and Marie Antoinette's life-- from her marriage at 14 to her death by guillotine-- are fascinating. I could not put this book down!
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Helpful Score: 3
very good book....definately history.....not a fast read but really interesting
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Helpful Score: 2
Book upon which Sofia Coppola based her Marie Antoinette. It gave me new insight into her as a wife, mother and political pawn, and, also, in the case of her husband, of not raising children for their adult responsibilites.
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Helpful Score: 1
Great story , well written
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chrisbak avatar reviewed Marie Antoinette: The Journey on + 21 more book reviews
Excellent...tells the human story about the history we all know.
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This book has excellent research and is well written story about a very interesting character and the time in which she lived.
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I thought this book was fascinating, well-researched and well-written. Check out my review on my blog: http://www.speakunique.blogspot.com
sugarkane avatar reviewed Marie Antoinette: The Journey on + 27 more book reviews
I love this book sooo much! Of course, I was fascinated with Marie Antoinette (as I am with all misunderstood women of history) to begin with. Fraser's book however, is the most consise, well researched book about Antoinette that I have read.


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