the story told as before ...

Fairly well written book that gives a nice summary of the first eighteenth century, despite an easy way and little explained ... It is also fun than the throat of Manon Balletti presenting the book dates from 1757 and is therefore subsequent to the date of "end" of the ouvrage.Ce coverage choices also gives the tone of the stories here alcove count more than the socio-cultural changes ...
As its title indicates, this is a story Versailles / Paris of the first half of the Enlightenment, of trussed from sources and well known stories cited in annexe.Tel what this book will delight those who want to refresh their memory by engaging the guilty pleasures of what braudéliens called the "little story"; nevertheless it is better written than Castelot and more rigorous than G.Lenôtre.Aucune new or embarrassing issue here, we are far from Roche ... and even Craveri.Sans quote for event history, remarkable books JC.Petitfils.
But do not spoil our fun somewhat regressive, this summary is pleasantly bed even if it in any way excuse the reading of Saint-Simon and Voltaire or passed to Leroy-Ladurie brain historian!
The failure to conclude lets imagine a sequel, to be called "the time of ..."? (To each his assumption ...)