The Courtier's Daughter
Author : Lady Catherine Pollock Manners Stepney
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,72 MB
Release : 1838
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The Courtier's Daughter
Author : lady Catherine Stepney
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 14,87 MB
Release : 1838
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The Courtiers
Author : Lucy Worsley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1639734708
Book Description
Kensington Palace is now most famous as the former home of Diana, Princess of Wales, but the palace's glory days came between 1714 and 1760, during the reigns of George I and II . In the eighteenth century, this palace was a world of skulduggery, intrigue, politicking, etiquette, wigs, and beauty spots, where fans whistled open like switchblades and unusual people were kept as curiosities. Lucy Worsley's The Courtiers charts the trajectory of the fantastically quarrelsome Hanovers and the last great gasp of British court life. Structured around the paintings of courtiers and servants that line the walls of the King's Staircase of Kensington Palace-paintings you can see at the palace today-The Courtiers goes behind closed doors to meet a pushy young painter, a maid of honor with a secret marriage, a vice chamberlain with many vices, a bedchamber woman with a violent husband, two aging royal mistresses, and many more. The result is an indelible portrait of court life leading up to the famous reign of George III , and a feast for both Anglophiles and lovers of history and royalty.
The Jātaka, Or, Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
Author : Edward Byles Cowell
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 28,22 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Buddha (The concept)
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The Jataka or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
Author : E. B. Cowell
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 15,89 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788120614697
Book Description
BUDDHA AND BUDDHISM - MYTHOLOGY SND FOLKLORE, (Reprint ed.) translated from the Pali by various hands.
Discourse to Lady Lavinia His Daughter
Author : Annibal Guasco
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226310566
Book Description
When eleven-year-old Lavinia Guasca began her new life as a lady-in-waiting at the court of Turin, she brought with her a parting gift from her father Annibal (1540-1619): a detailed guidebook he wrote to help steer her through the many pitfalls of court life. Lavinia had her father's Discourse published in 1586; this English translation is the first version published in any form since that time. The Discourse displays an incredibly far-sighted view of women's education. Annibal thought gifted young girls should develop their talents and apply them to careers outside the home. In the Discourse, he details the unique and extremely rigorous educational program to which he had subjected Lavinia almost from the cradle with this end in mind. To complete Lavinia's education, Annibal filled the Discourse with advice on spirituality and morality, health and beauty, and how to behave at court—everything a well-bred lady-in-waiting would need to know. This edition also includes an appendix that traces the later events of Lavinia's life through excerpts from her father's letters.
The Book of the Courtier
Author : conte Baldassarre Castiglione
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Page : 526 pages
File Size : 30,22 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Courtesy
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The courtier of the days of Charles II. The leper-house in Janval. The household hospital
Author : Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances)
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Page : 242 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 1839
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The Courtier of Versailles
Author : Donna Russo Morin
Publisher : Next Chapter
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
France, 1682. Louis XIV, the Sun King, is at the height of his power. The court at Versailles is a paradise for privileged young women. Jeanne Yvette Mas Du Bois is unlike most other courtiers: her thirst for knowledge often incurs her father's brutal wrath. But her uncle encourages Jeanne's independence, secretly teaching her fencing in the palace's labyrinthine basement. When two of the king's Musketeers are beset by criminals, mere feet from Jeanne's fencing lesson, she intervenes and saves one of the Musketeers' lives. Hidden behind her mask, Jeanne is mistaken for a man. As "Jean Luc," she is admitted to an inner circle where she learns of an assassination plot against the Queen. As Jean Luc, she is permitted to bring her intelligence and swordsmanship to bear. And as Jean Luc, she is free to love the man of her choosing... even if she can never have him. With the Queen in jeopardy and her own double life making her privy to the tangled intrigues at court, Jeanne finds herself in a powerful, yet increasingly perilous position. Brimming with lush period detail and vivid, unforgettable characters, The Courtier's Secret will take you into an intriguing world of pageantry, adventure, betrayals, and secrets. “Russo Morin debuts with a novel as opulent and sparkling as Louis XIV’s court and as filled with intrigue, passion and excitement as a novel by Dumas...a feast for the senses.” -RT Book Review
The Courtier's Secret
Author : Donna Russo Morin
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 075823984X
Book Description
France, 1680. Louis XIV, the Sun King, is at the height of his power. The court at Versailles is a paradise for privileged young women. Jeanne Yvette Mas Du Bois is unlike most other courtiers. Her thirst for knowledge often incurs her father's brutal wrath. But her uncle encourages Jeanne's independence, secretly teaching her fencing in the palace's labyrinthine basement. . . When two of the king's Musketeers are beset by criminals who are mere feet from Jeanne's fencing lesson, she intervenes, saving one of the Musketeers' lives. Hidden behind her mask, Jeanne is mistaken for a man. As "Jean Luc," Jeanne is admitted to an inner circle where she learns of an assassination plot against the Queen. As Jean Luc, she is permitted to bring her intelligence and swordsmanship to bear. And as Jean Luc, she is free to love the man of her choosing. . .even if she can never have him. Now, with the Queen in jeopardy, and her own double life making her privy to the tangled intrigues at court, Jeanne is in a powerful--yet increasingly perilous--position. Brimming with lush period detail and vivid, unforgettable characters, The Courtier's Secret takes readers into a fascinating, intriguing world of pageantry, adventure, betrayals, and secrets. "Exquisitely done. . .fabulous. . .unforgettable characters." --Marilyn Rondeau "Compelling. . .brings vividly to life the constrained life of the noble Frenchwoman." --Allie Bates, author of Earthchild Reading Group Guide Inside
