Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete

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MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV
AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY
BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON
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DETAILED CONTENTS OF THE 15 VOLUMES
VOLUME 1.
CHAPTER I
Birth and Family.—Early Life.—Desire to join the Army.—
Enter the
Musketeers.—The Campaign Commences.—Camp of Gevries.—Siege
of Namur.
—Dreadful
Weather.—Gentlemen
Carrying
Corn.—Sufferings
during the
Siege.—The
Monks
of
Marlaigne.—Rival
Couriers.—Naval
Battle.—
Playing with Fire-arms.—A Prediction Verified.
CHAPTER II
The King’s Natural Children.—Proposed Marriage of the
Duc de Chartres.—
Influence of Dubois.—The Duke and the King.—An Apartment.—
Announcement
of
the
Marriage.—Anger
of
Madame.—Household
of
the
Duchess.—Villars
and Rochefort.—Friend of King’s Mistresses.—The Marriage
Ceremony.—
Toilette of the Duchess.—Son of Montbron.—Marriage of M.
du Maine.—
Duchess
of
Hanover.—Duc
de
Choiseul.—La
Grande
Mademoiselle.
CHAPTER III
Death
of
My
Father.—Anecdotes
of
Louis
XIII.—The
Cardinal de
Richelieu.—The Duc de Bellegarde.—Madame de Hautefort.—My

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