Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon: 3 Vols. 1691-1709 / 1710-1715 / 1715-1723 (Prion Lost Treasures)

Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon: 3 Vols. 1691-1709 / 1710-1715 / 1715-1723 (Lost Treasures)

- Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon: Vol.1: 1691-1709 (Lost Treasures)

The court of Louis XIV was unequalled for splendour in Europe's history, a hotbed of intrigue and political skullduggery. The Duc de Saint-Simon was a man of political skill and influence at the heart of the royal court, and this is the first volume in his skilfully written memoirs of the time.

Tapa blanda: 535 páginas
Editor: Prion Books Ltd; Edición:  1999
Colección: Lost Treasures
Idioma: Inglés

- Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon: Vol.2: 1710 - 1715 (Lost Treasures)

Tapa blanda: 525 páginas 

Editor: Prion books Ltd ; Edición: 2000

- Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon: 1715-1723 Vol. 3 (Prion lost treasures)

Tapa blanda: 522 páginas 

Editor: Prion books Ltd; Edición  : 2000

This is the third volume in Lucy Norton's three-volume abridgement and translation of the the memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon, first published in the 1960s. The court of Louis XIV, the Sun King, at Versailles was unequalled for splendour in Europe's history, a hotbed of intrigues and jealousy, passion both political and personal, as well as artistic and literary excellence - this is its memorial. This, like the previous volumes, is peppered throughout with character sketches which bring the period to life. The third volume starts with the funeral of Louis XIV, the ensuing violent quarrels of the Duc d'Orleans, the Regent, and the Duc de Maine, senior of the late king's bastards, espionage and intrigues concerning the Stuart pretender to the English throne, the debauched life of the Regent and his "public Harem", the persecution of Voltaire, French reaction to the union of Scotland and England, the death of the Regent - and much more.

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