by Alain Baraton · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246766513
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«Vice et Versailles» is the historical essay by Alain Baraton, published by Grasset in paperback (201 pages, in French).
The book explores the darkest side of the court of Versailles: crimes, betrayals, poisonings, duels and plots hidden behind the palace's luxury. Alain Baraton shows how the Sun King and his nobility coexisted with espionage, murders and fatal accidents, and documents the episodes that tour guides usually omit.
Nonfiction work published in 2011 and categorized under History, Crime and Murder at the Château de Versailles; its subtitle is «Crimes, trahisons et autres empoisonnements au palais du roi-soleil».
For readers interested in the history of France, the court of Versailles and chronicles of crimes and palace intrigues.
Alain Baraton, born 10 September 1957 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the Palace of Versailles
