
audiobook
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND XVI.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ADVERTISEMENT. - [FROM THE LONDON MAGAZINE, NO. III. NEW SERIES P. 439.]
INTRODUCTION.
SECRET MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV., AND MEMOIRS OF MADAME DU HAUSSET.
SECRET COURT MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XVI. AND THE ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION II. - JOURNAL COMMNENCED:
SECTION III.
SECTION IV.
Language
en
Duration
~14 hours (848K characters)
Release date
2004-08-25
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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