Before Versailles
Subtitle: a novel of Louis XIV
By: Karleen Koen
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780307716576
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Fiction; History
Description: Assuming the responsibilities of governing France after the death of his prime minister, Louis XIV embarks on a love affair with his sister-in-law, Henriette, triggering a scandal that is complicated by a finance minister's growing power and a mysterious boy with an iron mask.