Tea at Trianon: Cover of the New Book

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Cover of the New Book

Finally. The book is about finished. The galley is on the way. Here is the cover. I'll let everyone know when it is ready. Thank you for your patience. I promise it will be worth the wait. Share

3 comments:

Stephen Lowe said...: Looking forward....congratulations. Hope you celebrate appropriately (or not).; April 28, 2016 at 8:19:00 AM EDT
Stephanie A. Mann said...: Congratulations! I look forward to reading this; I know how much you want the truth about Marie Antoinette to be known. What is the release date? Please let me know if I can be on your blog tour--how wonderfully exciting!!; April 28, 2016 at 8:20:00 AM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Thank you, Stephen, I certainly plan on rewarding myself with a day of relaxing with a cup of tea and a good book on my front porch.

Thank you, Stephanie! I am not having a blog tour since this book will pretty much launch itself. I am eager for your feedback on it tough!!; April 28, 2016 at 9:02:00 AM EDT