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 Project Gutenberg 2006-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 217 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile Les cotillons célèbres. Deuxième Série La cour de Louis XIV -- Premières amours -- Mademoiselle de La Vallière -- Madame de Montespan -- Madame de Maintenon -- Les femmes de la Régence -- Les demoiselles de Nesle -- Madame de Pompadour -- Madame Du Barry. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://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. Deuxième Série" by Émile Gaboriau is a historical narrative likely written in the mid-19th century. The text appears to explore the influential women around King Louis XIV and their roles in shaping his reign. The story delves into themes of power, love, and the intricate connections between personal relationships and politics during the glittering yet tumultuous era of the Sun King. The beginning of the work paints a vivid picture of three pivotal women in Louis XIV’s life—La Vallière, Montespan, and Madame de Maintenon—each representing different phases of the king's reign. It discusses how La Vallière embodies youthful poetry and devotion, while Montespan symbolizes the peak of power and glory, and Madame de Maintenon marks the decline. Through a keenly satirical lens, the opening captures Louis XIV's theatricality and arrogance, illustrating how his court was both a stage for ostentation and a realm filled with personal and political intrigue. The narrative foreshadows the ensuing chaos in Louis XIV's life as the shadows of his past and present relationships intertwine with the fate of his kingdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (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 562021 2025-08-07T13:58:15.919443 text/html 641318 2007-08-04T07:54:42 text/html 357034 2025-08-07T13:58:25.223400 application/epub+zip 365453 2025-08-07T13:58:19.159430 application/epub+zip 284690 2025-08-07T13:58:17.823457 application/epub+zip 637469 2025-08-07T13:58:29.786398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604809 2025-08-07T13:58:24.404438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496911 2022-09-08T14:16:54.526118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524982 2025-08-07T13:58:14.872477 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 511451 2007-08-04T07:54:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19738 2025-08-07T13:58:29.922400 application/rdf+xml 16857 2025-08-07T13:58:18.413501 image/jpeg 3797 2025-08-07T13:58:18.126445 image/jpeg 195417 2007-08-04T07:55:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 283730 2007-08-04T07:55:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 348300 2025-08-07T13:58:15.970499 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia