Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Complete / Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
Mme. Du Hausset
History
Book language: English
370 pages
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI is a historical memoir formed from secret recollections attributed to Madame du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and to the Princess Lamballe. It offers an intimate, eyewitness-style view of French court life and its leading figures. It is worth exploring for its close perspective on a vanished royal world.
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MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND XVI. Being Secret Memoirs of Madame du Hausset, Lady’s Maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of an unknown English Girl and the Princess Lamballe. titlepage.jpg (53K) LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Louis the Fifteenth "It Was an Indigestion Madame du Hausset Madame de Pompadour Madame Adelaide Madame Sophie Madame Elizabeth Mirabeau and the Queen Princess de Lamballe Marie Antoinette in the Temple Interviewing Little Louis Marie Antoinette to the Guillotine ADVERTISEMENT. [FROM THE LONDON MAGAZINE, NO. III. NEW SERIES P. 439.] We were obliged by circumstances, at one time, to read all the published memoirs relative to the reign of Louis XV., and had the opportunity of reading many others which may not see the light for a long time yet to come, as their publication at present would materially militate against the interest of the descendants of the writers; and we have no hesitation in saying that the Memoirs of
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