Author: Frank Hamel

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-20

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780282710507

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Excerpt from Fair Women at Fontainebleau The minuteness of a Dangeau or a De Luynes, the insight and imagination of a Bassompierre and a saint-simon, and as many words as are contained in their combined works would be required in setting forth a complete history of the Palace of F ontainebleau. Such a narrative would show one aspect of the life of a whole nation, and illuminate the characteristics of the French race from the earliest time to the present day. The weight of encumbering detail, however, would crush out the romance which is the very essence of the story of F ontainebleau. In writing of the fair women who dwelt in the palace, I have endeavoured to extract and preserve this romance, whilst allowing the history of F ontainebleau to shape itself in the background as it inevitably must. To understand and know these women is to understand and know something of the country and times in which they lived and died to see them at the palace of F on tainebleau is, for the most part, to see them at their best and happiest, in holiday mood and in holiday garb. 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.

Download or read book Fair Women at Fontainebleau (Classic Reprint) written by Frank Hamel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fair Women at Fontainebleau The minuteness of a Dangeau or a De Luynes, the insight and imagination of a Bassompierre and a saint-simon, and as many words as are contained in their combined works would be required in setting forth a complete history of the Palace of F ontainebleau. Such a narrative would show one aspect of the life of a whole nation, and illuminate the characteristics of the French race from the earliest time to the present day. The weight of encumbering detail, however, would crush out the romance which is the very essence of the story of F ontainebleau. In writing of the fair women who dwelt in the palace, I have endeavoured to extract and preserve this romance, whilst allowing the history of F ontainebleau to shape itself in the background as it inevitably must. To understand and know these women is to understand and know something of the country and times in which they lived and died to see them at the palace of F on tainebleau is, for the most part, to see them at their best and happiest, in holiday mood and in holiday garb. 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.