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Markham, Ont: Simon & Schuster of Canada,, 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. paperback,238 pages, a rare historical novel set in Acadia ( Nova Scotia) "Marie Jaquelin, the daughter of a barber in southern France during the time of the great Cardinal Richelieu, ran away from home to become an actress, a profession which in those far-off days was so despised as to be classified as almost criminal. But she was a great actress, and much admired. So much so that her talent and beauty alone brought her to the household of a ruler of New France. There, in Acadie, Marie shocked and pleased the colonists, and left her name forever in history." (quoted from back cover).