Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry, Favorite of Louis XV (Illustrated)
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Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry, Favorite of Louis XV (Illustrated)
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Jeanne Bécu, born in the town of Vaucouleurs, was a beautiful girl from a modest background. She moved as a teenager to Paris, established herself as a courtesan in the highest circles of Parisian society and then transformed herself into the Comtesse du Barry. Soon after this she became the favorite mistress of Louis XV.
This engaging historical novel, written by the Baron Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon, is based closely on her extraordinary life.
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