Madame du Barry's Legacy
- Lectures 52
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- Chapitres 1
Miss Olivia Becú de Louveciennes is no average girl in 18th century England.
An illegitimate daughter of the well-known liaison between Madame du Barry and the Duke of Brissac, she is now living in exile in England, orphaned by their death's at the guillotine during the French Revolution.
Sixteen and a ward of the Seymour family, their visit to Norton Hall is about to result in more than just an introducton to the Northbridge family.
- Submission for 2020 Brisbane Early Music Festival short story competition
- Adapted scene excerpt from a future novel titled "Northbridge"
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