A Prince of Pleasure

Excerpt taken from Preface: "Thereare two kinds of history-the lying official history taught in schools, history ad usum delphini, and secret history, the shameful history which reveals the true causes of events," says Balzac through the mouth of that interesting rascal Vautrin. In " A Prince of Pleasure " my endeavour has been to show how personal motives and private hates were allowed to influence the trend of European policy.

• ISBN-13: 9781598388350
• 432 pages
• Paperback : 6 x 9 inches