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Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret de Ribaumont is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document is a preface to the memoir "Stray Pearls" by Charlotte M. Yonge. It provides context about the time period the memoir is set in, the mid-1600s during the Fronde rebellion in France. It summarizes that the memoir will follow the real historical events of the Fronde but from the perspective of the fictional characters, the Sisters of Ribaumont. It also outlines the key events of the Fronde rebellion, including the origins in opposition to high taxes and an Italian minister, the split between the

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