
audiobook
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Produced by David Widger
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND XVI.
BOOK 7. - SECTION XIII.
"SIRE, AND MOST AUGUST COUSIN,—
SECTION XIV.
SECTION XV.
SECTION XVI.
SECTION XVII.
SECTION XVIII.
SECTION XIX.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (125K characters)
Release date
2004-12-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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