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Download or read book Richelieu A Tale of France Complete written by George Payne Rainsford James and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE vast Sylva Lida, which in the days of Charlemagne stretched far along the banks of the Seine, and formed a woody screen round the infant city of Paris, has now dwindled to a few thousand acres in the neighbourhood of St. Germain en Laye. Not so in the time of Louis the Thirteenth. It was then one of the most magnificent forests of France, and extending as far as the town of Mantes, took indifferently the name of the Wood of Mantes, or the Forest of Laye. That portion to the North of St. Germain has been long cut down: yet there were persons living, not many years since, who remembered some of the old trees still standing, bare, desolate, and alone, like parents who had seen the children of their hopes die around them in their prime. Although much improvement in all the arts of life, and much increase of population had taken place during the latter years of Henry the Fourth, and under the regency of Mary de Medicis; yet at the time of their son Louis the Thirteenth, the country was still but thinly peopled, and far different from the gay, thronged land, that it appears to-day. For besides that it was in earlier days, there had been many a bitter and a heavy war, not only of France against her enemies, but of France against her children. Religious and political differences had caused disunion between man and man, had banished mutual confidence and social intercourse, and raised up those feuds and hatreds, which destroy domestic peace, and retard public improvement. Amidst general distrust and civil wars, industry had received no encouragement; and where stand at present many a full hamlet and busy village, where the vineyard yields its abundance, and the peasant gathers in peace the bounty of Nature, were then the green copses of the forest, the haunt of the wild boar and the deer. The savage tenants of the wood, however, did not enjoy its shelter undisturbed; for, in those days of suspicion, hunting was a safer sport than conversation, and the boughs of the oak a more secure covering than the gilded ceilings of the saloon. To our pampered countrymen, long nurtured in that peculiar species of luxury called comfort, the roads of France even now must seem but rude and barbarous constructions, when compared with the smooth, joltless causeways over which they are borne in their own land; but in the time of Louis the Thirteenth, when all works of the kind were carried on by the Seigneur through whose estates they passed, few but the principal roads between one great town and another were even passable for a carriage. Those, however, which traversing the wood of Mantes, served as means of access to the royal residence of St. Germain, were of a superior kind, and would have been absolutely good, had the nature of the soil afforded a steady foundation: but this was not always to be found in the forest, and the engineer had shown no small ingenuity in taking advantage of all the most solid parts of the land, and in avoiding those places where the marshy or sandy quality of the ground offered no secure basis. By these circumstances, however, he was obliged to deviate sadly from those principles of direct progression, so dear to all Frenchmen; and the road from St. Germain to Mantes, as well as that which branched off from it to join the high-road to Chartres, instead of being one interminable, monotonous, straight line, with a long row of trees, like a file of grenadiers, on each side, went winding in and out with a thousand turnings amongst the old oaks of the forest, that seemed to stand forward, and stretch their broad branches across it, as if willing to shelter it from the obtrusive rays of the sun. Sometimes, climbing the side of a hill, it would suddenly display a wide view over the leafy ocean below, till the eye caught the towers and spires of distant cities breaking the far grey line of the horizon. Sometimes, descending into the depths of the forest, it would almost seem to lose itself amongst the wild groves and savannas, being itself the only trace of man’s laborious hand amidst the wilderness around.
Download or read book Richelieu written by G. P. R. James and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Payne Rainsford James was a British writer who produced a remarkable number of historical novels and romances over the course of his thirty-year career. The sweeping epic Richelieu unfolds amidst the cultural tumult and political shifts of seventeenth-century France.
Download or read book Richelieu a Tale of France written by Cardinal Armand Jean Du Plessis (Duke de Richelieu. [Appendix.]) and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Richelieu A Tale of France complete vol 1 2 3 written by G. P. R. James and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richelieu - A Tale of France (complete vol. 1, 2 & 3) by G. P. R. James: In this historical novel, G. P. R. James weaves a captivating tale set in France during the reign of Cardinal Richelieu. "Richelieu" offers a vivid portrayal of political intrigue, romance, and power struggles in the 17th-century French court. Key Aspects of the Book "Richelieu - A Tale of France (complete vol. 1, 2 & 3)": Historical Fiction: The novel intertwines historical events with fictional elements, bringing the era of Cardinal Richelieu to life. Political Intrigue: "Richelieu" delves into the power struggles and political machinations of the French court during Richelieu's time. Romance and Drama: The book explores romantic relationships and personal conflicts amidst the larger historical backdrop. G. P. R. James was a British author known for his historical novels set in various periods and locations. "Richelieu - A Tale of France" showcases his skill in blending historical research with engaging storytelling.
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