The Age of Louis XIV by Will & Ariel Durant - The Story of Civilization Part...

This is a copy of The Age of Louis XIV, a book by historians Will and Ariel Durant. It is the eighth volume of their eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization. The book covers European history from 1648 to 1715, focusing on the era of the "Sun King," Louis XIV of France. The Durants explore the intellectual and cultural developments of the period, including the works of figures like Pascal, Molière, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza. The book was originally published in 1963 by Simon & Schuster.