
audiobook
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Release date
2005-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1713–1801
A close observer of life at the court of Louis XV, she is remembered for memoirs that offer a lively, intimate glimpse of Madame de Pompadour’s world. Writing under the name Madame du Hausset, she became linked with one of the most enduring first-hand portraits of 18th-century Versailles.
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1749–1792
A close friend of Marie Antoinette, she moved from courtly luxury to the terror of the French Revolution, and her life ended in one of its most shocking episodes. Her story blends intimacy, politics, loyalty, and tragedy in a way that still grips readers today.
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