Author: Frantz Funck-BrentanoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Diary of A Madman
Author: Guy De MaupassantPublisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Explore the unsettling and deeply psychological world of ""The Diary of A Madman"" by Guy De Maupassant. This compelling short story provides a window into the mind of a man grappling with insanity, offering a raw and introspective look at his inner turmoil. Maupassant’s narrative captures the deterioration of the protagonist’s mental state with chilling precision. De Maupassant masterfully conveys the complexities of madness through the protagonist’s diary entries, exploring themes of mental illness, isolation, and the fragility of sanity. The story offers a haunting and powerful portrayal of the effects of mental instability. ""The Diary of A Madman"" is ideal for readers who appreciate psychological depth and character studies. Perfect for those who value the intense and evocative storytelling of Guy De Maupassant.
How to Ruin a Queen
Author: Jonathan BeckmanPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848549997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
'A hell of a tale and Jonathan Beckman gives it all the verve and swagger it deserves . . . I read it with fascination, delight and frequent snorts of incredulity' The Spectator On 5 September 1785, a trial began in Paris that would divide the country, captivate Europe and send the French monarchy tumbling down the slope towards the Revolution. Cardinal Louis de Rohan, scion of one of the most ancient and distinguished families in France, stood accused of forging Marie Antoinette's signature to fraudulently obtain the most expensive piece of jewellery in Europe - a 2,400-carat necklace worth 1.6 million francs. Where were the diamonds now? Was Rohan entirely innocent? Was, for that matter, the queen? What was the role of the charismatic magus, the comte de Cagliostro, who was rumoured to be two-thousand-years old and capable of transforming metal into gold? This is a tale of political machinations and extravagance on an enormous scale; of kidnappings, prison breaks and assassination attempts; of hapless French police disguised as colliers, reams of lesbian pornography and a duel fought with poisoned pigs. It is a detective story, a courtroom drama, a tragicomic farce, and a study of credulity and self-deception in the Age of Enlightenment.
The Necklace
Author: Cheryl JarvisPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007268858
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
When a group of 13 middle-aged women friends decides to buy and share a $37,000 diamond necklace, they learn more than they ever thought possible about themselves, friendship, and the power of possibility.
The Diamond Necklace
Author: Frantz Funck-BrentanoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Diamond Necklace
Author: Thomas CarlylePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamond Necklace Affair
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The story of the diamond necklace
Author: Henry VizetellyThe Story of the Diamond Necklace Told in Detail for the First Time, Chiefly by the Aid of Original Letters ... Comprising a Sketch of the Life of the Countess De la Motte, ... and Particulars of ... Other Actors in this Remarkable Drama. ... Illustrated, Etc
Author: Henry VIZETELLYThe Story of the Diamond Necklace
Author: Henry VizetellyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385456495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
The Story of the Diamond Necklace Told in Detail for the First Time
Author: Henry VizetellyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Diamond
Author: Julie BaumgoldPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743274547
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Diamond is a brilliant, dazzling historical novel about a famous diamond—one of the biggest in the world—that passed from the hands of William Pitt’s grandfather to the French kings and Napoleon, linking many of the most famous personalities of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and serving as the centerpiece for a novel in every way as fascinating as Susan Sontag's The Volcano Lover or Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. Rich with historical detail, characters, and nonstop drama, the story centers on the famous Regent diamond—once the largest and most beautiful diamond in the world—which was discovered in India in the late seventeenth century and bought by the governor of the East India Company, a cunning nabob, trader, and ex-pirate named Thomas Pitt. His son brought it to London, where a Jewish diamond-cutter of genius took two years to fashion it into one of the world's greatest gems. A glittering cast of characters parades through The Diamond: a mesmerizing Napoleon and the devoted Las Cases, stuck on Saint Helena with their memories; Louis XIV and his brother, the dissolute Monsieur; Madame, the German princess who married Monsieur; the Scottish financier John Law and Saint-Simon, who sold Pitt's diamond to Madame's depraved son; the depressed Louis XV; and Madame de Pompadour. Here too are the families, the Pitts in England and the Bonapartes in France; the men of Saint Helena; nobles and thieves; Indian diamond merchants and financiers—nearly everyone of interest and importance from the late seventeenth through the early nineteenth century. Written with enormous verve and ambition, The Diamond is a treat, a plum pudding of a novel filled with one delicious, funny, disgraceful episode after another. It is grand history and even grander fiction—a towering work of imagination, research, and narrative skill.