Project Gutenberg 2009-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 92 Bussy, Roger de Rabutin, comte de 1618 1693 Bussy-Rabutin, Roger, comte de Bussy-Rabutin, Roger de De Rabutin, Roger, comte de Bussy Rabutin, Roger de, comte de Bussy Bussi Rabutin, comte de Livet, Charles-Louis 1828 1897 Livet, Ch.-L. (Charles-Louis) Boiteau d'Ambly, Paul 1830 1886 Boiteau, Dieudonné Alexandre Paul Boiteau, Dieudonne Alexandre Paul Boiteau, Paul D'Ambly, Paul Boiteau Histoire amoureuse des Gaules; suivie des Romans historico-satiriques du XVIIe siècle, Tome II Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica). "Histoire amoureuse des Gaules; suivie des Romans historico-satiriques du XVIIe" attributed to Bussy Rabutin is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The work includes explicit pamphlets detailing the romantic exploits and scandals of the French court, particularly during the reign of Louis XIV. It serves to both entertain and provide a satirical look at the intertwining of love and power in French nobility, using historical figures to highlight these themes. The opening of the text introduces the preface, affirming the controversial nature of the pamphlets it compiles, which were initially popular due to their scandalous content rather than literary merit. The editor seeks to validate these lewd anecdotes as historical documents, claiming they reveal truths about the court's affairs and the behavior of its figures. The narrative hints at significant romances, including that of Louis XIV with Marie Mancini, a relative of Cardinal Mazarin, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of royal love contrasted with social expectations and ambitions. The text promises an engaging mix of personal narratives and cultural commentary, making it relevant for readers interested in the intersection of history, love, and satire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- Court and courtiers Erotic literature DC PQ Text FR Séduction et libertinage Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Sexuality & Erotica 1051736 1051843 2024-10-12T11:41:06.680566 2023-09-12T13:46:17.689690 text/html text/html 1061893 2021-03-02T16:25:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 583004 2021-03-02T16:25:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 708439 2024-10-12T11:41:25.063541 application/epub+zip 721829 2024-10-12T11:41:12.651595 application/epub+zip 404907 2024-10-12T11:41:10.236614 application/epub+zip 1488430 2024-10-12T11:41:32.682438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1554277 2024-10-12T11:41:23.384545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 730752 2022-09-13T11:21:14.584117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797031 2024-10-12T11:41:04.142572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 796761 2021-01-05T01:50:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 284103 2021-01-05T01:50:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 779062 2021-01-05T01:50:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 281681 2021-01-05T01:50:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23725 2024-10-12T11:41:33.172440 application/rdf+xml 27858 2024-10-12T11:41:11.081538 image/jpeg 4914 2024-10-12T11:41:10.572543 image/jpeg 699033 2024-10-12T11:41:06.811577 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia