Contents

Characters in the Book

Foreword

1 This Magnificent Age

2 A Talent for Deception

3 A Sparkling Picture

4 The Colour of Hope

5 The Dismantling of Paris

6 Deep and Dark Shades

7 Standing on a Vast Volcano

8 Heads Falling like Tiles

9 Mrs Latour from the Old Country

10 Incroyables and Merveilleuses

11 Hordes of Vagabond French

12 Toothless Dogs and Clawless Cats

13 Not a Court, but a Power

14 Oh Unhappy France!

15 Embarking on a Career of Grief

16 A Pocket Tyranny

17 A Warm Heart

18 The Rhapsodies of Life

Afterword

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Source Notes

Time Line

Searchable Terms

About the Author

Books By Caroline Moorehead

Copyright

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