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Maria Antoinette Makers of History By: John S. C. Abbott (1805-1877) |
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MARIA ANTOINETTE by JOHN S. C. ABBOTT With Engravings New York and London
Harper & Brothers Publishers
1901 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty nine, by
Harper & Brothers.
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District
of New York.
[Illustration: CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND.]
[Illustration: VIEW OF PARIS.]
PREFACE.
In this history of Maria Antoinette it has been my endeavor to give a
faithful narrative of facts, and, so far as possible, to exhibit the
soul of history. A more mournful tragedy earth has seldom witnessed. And
yet the lesson is full of instruction to all future ages. Intelligence
and moral worth combined can be the only basis of national prosperity or
domestic happiness. But the simple story itself carries with it its own
moral, and the reflections of the writer would encumber rather than
enforce its teachings.
CONTENTS.
Chapter Page I. PARENTAGE AND CHILDHOOD 13 II. BRIDAL DAYS 37 III. MARIA ANTOINETTE ENTHRONED 78 IV. THE DIAMOND NECKLACE 105 V. THE MOB AT VERSAILLES 131 VI. THE PALACE A PRISON 164 VII. THE FLIGHT 189 VIII. THE RETURN TO PARIS 214 IX. IMPRISONMENT IN THE TEMPLE 239 X. EXECUTION OF THE KING 272 XI. TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF MARIA ANTOINETTE 290 XII. THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH, THE DAUPHIN, AND
THE PRINCESS ROYAL 304
ENGRAVINGS.
Page VIEW OF PARIS Frontispiece. BRIDAL TOUR 48 VERSAILLES FRONT VIEW}
} 65
VERSAILLES COURT YARD} FOUNTAINS AT VERSAILLES}
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FOUNTAIN OF THE STAR } LITTLE TRIANON 74 GARDENS OF MARLY 93 VIEW OF THE BASTILE 134 GARDENS AT VERSAILLES 144 MOB AT VERSAILLES 151 GRAND AVENUE OF THE TUILERIES 156 PALACE OF ST. CLOUD 184 CAPTURE AT VARENNES 208 THE TUILERIES 221 THE TOWER OF THE TEMPLE 257 THE ROYAL FAMILY IN THE TEMPLE 262 MARIA ANTOINETTE IN THE CONCIERGERIE 296
MARIA ANTOINETTE
CHAPTER I. PARENTAGE AND CHILDHOOD. 1740 1770 Maria Theresa. She succeeds to the throne. Success of Maria Theresa's
enemies. Her flight to Hungary. The queen's firmness. The Hungarian
barons. The queen's appeal. Enthusiasm of her subjects. The queen
heads her army. She overthrows her enemies. Character of Maria
Theresa. Character of her husband. Crowning of Francis. Maria
Theresa's renown. Maria Theresa's sternness. Anecdote. Fatal
result. Death of Francis. Plan of the counselors. Birth of Maria
Antoinette. Maria Antoinette's character. Affecting scene. Maria
Antoinette's grief. Maria Theresa as a mother. Mode of
education. Petty artifices. Maria's proficiency in French. She
forgets her native tongue. Maria's taste for music. Her ignorance
of general literature, etc. The French teachers. Their character. The
Abbé de Vermond. He shamefully abuses his trust... Continue reading book >>
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