Project Gutenberg 2005-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 151 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile Les cotillons célèbres Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Cotillons_c%C3%A9l%C3%A8bres Les Maîtresses légendaires -- Agnès Sorel -- Les Amours de François Ier -- La comtesse de Chateaubriant -- La duchesse d'Etampes -- La belle Ferronnière -- Diane de Poitiers -- Marie Touchet -- Le Vert-Galant -- La belle Gabrielle -- Henriette d'Entragues -- Mademoiselle de Hautefort et mademoiselle de La Fayette. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les cotillons célèbres" by Émile Gaboriau is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the lives and influence of famous women, particularly the mistresses of French monarchs throughout history. The narrative likely aims to reclaim the reputations of these women, emphasizing their political significance and the misconceptions surrounding their legacies in popular literature. The opening of the novel introduces the author's intention to restore the true identities of historical figures, especially those who have been misrepresented in drama and fiction. Gaboriau reflects on how the mistresses of French kings wielded power and shaped political landscapes through their relationships, beginning with examples from the Merovingian dynasty. The text hints at the story's focus on notable figures, such as Frédégonde and Agnès Sorel, framing these women not merely as romantic interests but as powerful influencers in their eras, thus setting the stage for a more nuanced perspective of their roles in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Favorites, Royal -- France -- Biography France -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Biography France -- Court and courtiers -- History DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Historical Novels Category: French Literature 508401 2025-08-07T10:03:01.068229 text/html 578743 2020-12-13T06:50:54 text/html 316408 2025-08-07T10:03:09.341243 application/epub+zip 323339 2025-08-07T10:03:03.119223 application/epub+zip 260582 2025-08-07T10:03:01.851274 application/epub+zip 589177 2025-08-07T10:03:13.894195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564313 2025-08-07T10:03:08.531256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417360 2022-09-08T09:16:23.870136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470628 2025-08-07T10:02:59.991260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458543 2020-12-13T06:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19853 2025-08-07T10:03:14.115176 application/rdf+xml 13504 2025-08-07T10:03:02.371249 image/jpeg 3815 2025-08-07T10:03:02.111262 image/jpeg 175109 2020-12-13T06:50:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 251368 2020-12-13T06:50:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 310711 2025-08-07T10:03:01.118326 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia