A Marvellous History

Excerpt from A Marvellous History: Or the Life of Jeanne De La Noue, Foundress of the Sisters of St. Anne of the Providence at Saumur IN the fruitful province of old Anjou, now the department of Maine and Loire, stands on the banks of the Loire the beautiful and picturesque town of Saumur. To walk through its streets, to cross its celebrated bridge, or climb to its ancient castle, brings back many memories of bygone days. The Maison de la Reine Cecile, or Of Sicily, built by King René, is still to be seen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.