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The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV
The Splendid Century Life in the France of Louis XIV Author:W.H. Lewis Written by W.H. Lewis (older brother of C.S. Lewis) in 1953 and published in paperback in 1957. In this study of the social, moral and political life of France in the seventeenth century, W.H. Lewis describes the effects of the powerful personality of Louis XIV as it confronted a nation torn with grievances in the privinces, the church, and the ... more »court. With color and spirit, Lewis re-creates the life and times of the famous king and the magnificent anc climactic era that preceded the fall of the old regime. The reads more like a novel than an academic history and gives new insights into both the deplorable and admirable qualites of the Sun King.« less