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Published in 2001 in the United Kingdom by

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fraser, Antonia, 1932–

Marie Antoinette : the journey / Antonia Fraser.

p. cm.

1. Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI,

King of France, 1755–1793. 2. Queens—France—Biography.

3. France—History—Louis XVI, 1774–1793. I. Title.

DC137.1.F73 2001

944'.035'092—dc21

[B] 2001023493

Copyright © 2001 by Antonia Fraser

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October 2001

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