Download or read book Rites of Peace written by Adam Zamoyski and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-07-03 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the epic events following Napoleon's exile in 1814 and the subsequent Treaty of Paris, examining how the eight-month Viennese carnival brought thousands of aristocrats to the Austrian capital and established the Congress of Vienna.