Life Of Marie Antoinette

Google to Bring 250000 British Library Books Online

With a catalog of about 14 million books, the British Library's collection is one of the biggest in the world, second only to the U.S. Library of Congress. Many of these titles will soon be available to anyone, anywhere; a new partnership between Google and the British Library will put about 250,000 of those texts online.

Google is footing the bill to digitize content that is no longer under copyright. People can view, copy, and search this content dating from 1700-1870 for free via either the British Library site or the Google Books site . Content will be available in a variety of languages, and a focus will be placed on items that have never been available online before.

One of the library's goals is to allow access to its texts to anyone who wants to do research.

"Through this partnership [we] believe that we are building on this proud tradition of giving access to anyone, anywhere, and at any time," the library's chief executive, Dame Lynne Brindley said . "Our aim is to provide perpetual access to this historical material, and we hope that our collections coupled with Google's known-how will enable us to achieve this aim."

Google already has similar deals with around 40 libraries across the globe.

"What's powerful about the technology available to us today isn't just the ability to preserve history and culture for posterity, but also its ability to bring it to life in new ways," Peter Barron, Google's director of external relations, said in a statement. "This public domain material is an important part of the world's heritage and we're proud to be working with the British Library to open it up to millions of people in the U.K. and abroad."

Some of the examples of British Library texts Google is putting online include a pamphlet about Marie Antoinette and a Spanish inventor's plans for one of the world's first submarines.

The project will take several years to complete.

Teen Queens: Marie Antoinette - Diary of a Would-Be Writer (And ...

Yes, there was no book post this past week, which I apologize for (although I did put up three posts, so it all evens out. Kind of). But I finally finished editing my novel, which means that I will have much more time for reading and making book posts (hopefully). The two weeks or so may be kind of off, since I'll be in Bellingham again visiting friends, but I will try to get them posted on time. Imagine that you are fourteen years old and you are sent away from everyone and everything you know, everything you love. You are sent to a country where you are held in the public eye every moment of your life. And the public hates you, simply because of your nationality. And when you get to this country, you are married to a boy you have practically nothing in common with and then told to produce a boy as soon as possible, being blamed when you and your husband remain childless. This was the early life of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France. She was the fifteenth child of the Emperor and Empress of the Roman Empire. Her mother, Marie Therese, was a demanding woman, who expected perfection of her children. But she was also a capable ruler, beloved of her subjects. And while she tried to keep a close eye on her children's education, she left the job mostly to governesses. Marie Antionette's governess spoiled the girl, letting her spend more time playing than studying. Fifteen year old Louis was a painfully shy, awkward, chubby boy who preferred hunting and playing with locks to performing his royal duties. At first, Marie Antoinette was a welcomed contrast to their solemn heir. But life in France was much stricter than she was used to and Antonia ended up creating court faux pas, as well as making unwise choices in friends. She created new (useless) offices for her friends to give them a higher station at court and spent much money on clothing and jewelry, as well as redecorating her homes. She was also generous to the poor and unfortunate, but all the people saw were her expensive and frivolous tastes. When she and Louis ascended the crown at 20, the fears over her frivolity turned to resentment and hate, which helped contribute to the French Revolution. And the country fears the fact that even after five years their newly crowned King and Queen are still childless. Finally, three years after their ascension to the throne, Marie produces a daughter, who they name Marie Therese Charlotte after the baby's grandmother.

The life of Marie Antoinette

The Life of Marie Antoinette

The Life of Marie Antoinette

THE LIFE OF MARIE ANTOINETTE, QUEEN OF FRANCE

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