This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... The queen rose from her chair like an exasper Goncourt's " Histoire de Marie Antoinette," p. 265, ated lioness, and advanced to the front of the box. Standing erect, with flaming looks of anger, with cheeks like purple, she confronted them there--the true heir of the Odesars, the courageous daughter ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... The queen rose from her chair like an exasper Goncourt's " Histoire de Marie Antoinette," p. 265, ated lioness, and advanced to the front of the box. Standing erect, with flaming looks of anger, with cheeks like purple, she confronted them there--the true heir of the Odesars, the courageous daughter of Maria Theresa--and had already opened her lips to speak and overwhelm the traitor with her wrath, when another voice was heard giving answer to Marat. It cried: "Be silent, Marat, be silent. Whoever dares to insult a woman, be she queen or beggar, dishonors himself, his mother, his wife, and his daughter. I call on you all, I call on the whole public, to take the part of a defenceless woman, whom Marat ventures to mortally insult. You all have mothers and wives; you may, perhaps, some day have daughters. Defend the honor of woman! Do not permit it to be degraded in your presence. Marat has insulted a woman; Awe owe her satisfaction for it. Join with me in the cry, l Long live the queen! Long live Marie Antoinette!' " &And the public, carried away with the enthusiasm of this young, handsome man, who had risen in his box, and whose slender, proud figure towered above all--the public broke into one united stirring cry: " Long live the queen! Long live Marie Antoinette!" Marat, trembling with rage, his countenance Suffused with a livid paleness, sank back in his chair. " I knew very well that Barnave was a traitor," he whispered. "I shall remember this moment, and Barnave shall one day atone for it with his head." " Barnave, it is Barnave," whispered the queen to herself. " He has rescued me from great danger, for I was on the point of being carried away by my wrath, and...
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6; Type: Hardback 1905 A. L. Fowle, Publishers. First published 1867 by D Appleton and Company. This is One Book in Good Condition from the Special Edition of a Set of L. Muhlbach's Historical Fiction. Author Luise Muhlbach is the pen name for Clara Mundt, b. 1814 Neubrandenburg, d. 1873. She was a German writer best known for her works of historical fiction. They were quite popular for a relatively short time. Many, if not all, were translated into English. This novel was translated from the German by W, L, Gage. The books in this set are all bound in red extended cloth over the spine with gilt titles, gilt partially intact; boards covered with green cloth, quite clean, corners lightly scuffed, some edges rubbed, sewn binding is tight, solid and square. Bookplate of former owner on inside of front cover. Frontis: Portrait of Marie Antoinette, on coated paper, historic illustration, and four additional like illustrations--they are quite fine, in detail, expression, clothing, background, full page, monotone. Pages quite clean, no underlining, highlighting, or any other marking of text, no creases, no marginalia, lightly toned. There may be an occasional spot but I didn't find any. 566 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. 1905, A. L. Fowle, Publishers, New York, USA.
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Fair. Binding solid. Pages unmarked and only slightly aged--with more tanning to endpages. Tissue paper protecting frontispiece. Deckled fore-edge and gilt top edge. No dustjacket at issue. Half-leather with marbled paper for other half. Leather is worn at edges, and spine cover is gone.; 566 pages.
