Famous Women
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Singleton, Esther) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Famous Women: As Described by Famous Writers This book is a compilation of sketches of famous and beautiful women by well-known authors. The principle of selection in every case has been the political influence exercised by the celebrity, either actively or passively. Few of the most famous reigning sovereigns of the past have naturally been included on account of their masculine cast of mind, or strength of character. Lady Jane Grey was important politically, on the other hand, by being a tool in the hands of ambitious relatives near the throne. After sovereigns, we come to a class who held power by deputy, as exemplified by Margaret of Parma. Then follows that large and most important class of queens of the left hand, the Maintenons, Pompadours, etc. The women who held sway by intrigue or open exercise of power in the Courts of Charles II., and Louis XIV. and Louis XV. naturally occupy a large place in this book. The last class of women who have been important in the councils and movements of nations are the more purely intellectual characters and those who plunged into civil strife for the mere love of intrigue, such as the Duchesses de Longueville, de Chevreuse, and du Maine, La Grande Mademoiselle, Madame Roland, etc. The matter I have selected deals chiefly with their activities in politics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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