"The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis Xiv" 1954 Lewis, w.h.

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LEWIS, W.H.

[306] pp.

William Sloane Associates

1954

Second Printing

8 1/2" x 5 7/8"

Jacket by Douglas Gorsline

Pleasures … Read more LEWIS, W.H.

[306] pp.

William Sloane Associates

1954

Second Printing

8 1/2" x 5 7/8"

Jacket by Douglas Gorsline

Pleasures and palaces are, of course, an enormously entertaining part of this vivid account of France under Louis XIV. More important is the author's exploration of the political, economic, social and artistic forces that developed during the long reign of the Sun-King. See less