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Queen of Labassecour:


Subject Literature » Victorian Literature

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781405151191.2007.x


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seen by Lucy Snowe at the royal concert in ch. 20 of Villette . She is described as “mild, thoughtful, graceful,” though the Bourbon ancestry of the actual Belgian queen (Louise, daughter of Louis Philippe, King of the French) is hinted at when her profile reminds Lucy of “remembered effigies” which showed characters that were “feeble, or sensual, or cunning.” ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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