The Queen of Diamonds

Eleanor Burford

first published 1995 Penguin Random House, 2012

The affair of the Diamond Necklace shook the throne of France and, some say, precipitated the French Revolution and so helped to bring Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. But why did these fantastic and ultimately sensational events fail so neatly into place? Why should a prince of the Royal House of France become so credulous and without question play the almost incredible part prepared for him? Why wa...

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Queen of Diamonds edition · 2012 · Penguin Random House · 9781448150571
Queen of Diamonds edition · 2007 · Penguin Random House · 9780099493396
The Queen of Diamonds paperback · 1998 · HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited · 256 pages · 9780006498155
Queen of Diamonds edition · 1998 · Charnwood (Large Print) · 9780708989807
The Queen of Diamonds hardcover · 1995 · Robert Hale Ltd · 256 pages · 9780709057697

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