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The Splendid Century: Life In The France Of Louis XIV
The Splendid Century: Life In The France Of Louis XIV
The Splendid Century: Life In The France Of Louis XIV
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The Splendid Century: Life In The France Of Louis XIV

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“The Splendid Century,” penned by the brother of famous author C. S. Lewis (“Alice in Wonderland”), is a depiction of various aspects of life in France during the reign of Louis XIV, gleaned through the author’s thorough research of records, correspondence, and journals of the time. Using anecdotal evidence, the book probes in detail various facets of life in France during this time, including the lives of nobles (particularly those at court) as well as commoners, religious institutions and conflicts, the organization of the French army and its restructuring, rural life and city life, what life was like on galley ships and passenger sailing ships, how doctors were trained, and the state of women’s education. The author also discusses the background behind Louis XIV’s policies, illustrating their impact on French civilization, both during this time and for generations to come. A must-read for anyone interested in French history.
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Release dateAug 9, 2016
ISBN9781787200562
The Splendid Century: Life In The France Of Louis XIV
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W. H. Lewis

Warren Hamilton (W. H.) Lewis (16 June 1895 - 9 April 1973) was an Irish historian and officer in the British Army, best known as the elder brother of the author and professor C. S. Lewis. Warren Lewis was a supply officer with the Royal Army Service Corps of the British Army during and after the First World War. After retiring in 1932 to live with his brother in Oxford, he was one of the founding members of the “Inklings”, an informal Oxford literary society. He wrote on French history, and served as his brother’s secretary for the later years of C. S. Lewis’s life.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Interesting as being by C.S. Lewis's brother, but also for its own sake as a picture of life in the court of Louis XIV
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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    This is an anthology of essays, exactly as the title block states, about some aspects of mostly court life in the time of Louis XIV. The book is competently written and was about as long as i wished to read about those topics of seventeenth century life. As a side note this is one of the two books written by C.S. Lewis' brother and long term housemate.
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    The Splendid Century seemed to me wittily written. I had come to it expecting to be bored but was greatly entertained; and although my sympathies have never been with King Louis XIV, I found myself admiring his kingliness. Other profiles are good. For instance, of Mme. de Maintenon, Warnie H. Lewis writes, "Charming she was, according to testimony that cannot be set aside. But, unlike her great contemporary, Mme. de Sévigné, she has not been able to communicate that volatile and evanescent quality to her equally voluminous correspondence. Mme. de Sévigné was a virtuous woman, but she is not constantly telling us so; Mme. de Maintenon is as obsessed with her own chastity as an Elizabethan heroine..."

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