When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how the little girl rose, against a backdrop of savage social-climbing, intrigue, excess and high drama, to become the most powerful women of the eighteenth century French court, Le Pompadour.
| ISBN: | 9780099528876 |
| Publication date: | 6th October 2011 |
| Author: | Nancy Mitford |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military |
When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. Nancy Mitford lovingly tells the story of how the little girl rose, against a backdrop of savage social-climbing, intrigue, excess and high drama, to become the most powerful women of the eighteenth century French court, Le Pompadour.
Madame De Pompadour features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military
Madame De Pompadour is available in Ebook, Paperback
Madame De Pompadour was written by Nancy Mitford and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Madame De Pompadour has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Classics series
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