Duc de Saint-Simon - Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency: Complete (Illustrated)

Birth and Family.Early Life.Desire to join the Army.Enter the Musketeers.The Campaign Commences.Camp of Gevries.Siege of Namur.Dreadful Weather.Gentlemen Carrying Corn.Sufferings during the Siege.The Monks of Marlaigne.Rival Couriers.Naval Battle.Playing with Fire-arms.A Prediction Verified.

The King's Natural Children.Proposed Marriage of the Duc de Chartres.Influence of Dubois.The Duke and the King.An Apartment.Announcement of the Marriage.Anger of Madame.Household of the Duchess.Villars and Rochefort.Friend of King's Mistresses.The Marriage Ceremony.Toilette of the Duchess.Son of Montbron.Marriage of M. du Maine.Duchess of Hanover.Duc de Choiseul.La Grande Mademoiselle.

Death of My Father.Anecdotes of Louis XIII.The Cardinal de Richelieu.The Duc de Bellegarde.Madame de Hautefort.My Father's Enemy.His Services and Reward.A Duel against Law.An Answer to a Libel.M. de la Rochefoucauld.My Father's Gratitude to Louis XIII.

Position of the Prince of Orange.Strange Conduct of the King.Surprise and Indignation.Battle of Neerwinden.My Return to Paris.Death of La Vauguyon.Symptoms of Madness.Vauguyon at the Bastille.Projects of Marriage.M. de Beauvilliers.A Negotiation for a Wife.My Failure.Visit to La Trappe.

M. de Luxemhourg's Claim of Precedence.Origin of the Claim.Duc de Piney.Character of Harlay.Progress of the Trial.Luxembourg and Richelieu.Double-dealing of Harlay.The Duc de Gesvres.Return to the Seat of War.Divers Operations.Origin of These Memoirs.

Quarrels of the Princesses.Mademoiselle Choin.A Disgraceful Affair.M. de Noyon.Comic Scene at the Academie.Anger and Forgiveness of M. de Noyon.M. de Noailles in Disgrace.How He Gets into Favour Again.M. de Vendome in Command.Character of M. de Luxembourg.The Trial for Precedence Again.An Insolent Lawyer.Extraordinary Decree.

Harlay and the Dutch.Death of the Princess of Orange.Count Koenigsmarck.A New Proposal of Marriage.My Marriage.That of M. de Lauzun.Its Result.La Fontaine and Mignard.Illness of the Marechal de Lorges.Operations on the Rhine.Village of Seckenheim.An Episode of War.Cowardice of M. du Maine.Despair of the King, Who Takes a Knave in the Act.Bon Mot of M. d'Elboeuf.

The Abbe de Fenelon.The Jansenists and St. Sulpice.Alliance with Madame Guyon.Preceptor of the Royal Children.Acquaintance with Madame de Maintenon.Appointment to Cambrai.Disclosure of Madame Guyon's Doctrines.Her Disgrace.Bossuet and Fenelon.Two Rival Books.Disgrace of Fenelon.

Death of Archbishop Harlay.Scene at Conflans."The Good Langres."A Scene at Marly.Princesses Smoke Pipes!Fortunes of Cavoye.Mademoiselle de Coetlogon.Madame de Guise.Madame de Miramion.Madame de Sevigne.Father Seraphin.An Angry Bishop.Death of La Bruyere.Burglary by a Duke.Proposed Marriage of the Duc de Bourgogne.The Duchesse de Lude.A Dangerous Lady.Madame d'O.Arrival of the
Duchesse de Bourgogne.

My Return to Fontainebleau.A Calumny at Court.Portrait of M. de La Trappe.A False Painter.Fast Living at the "Desert."Comte d'Auvergne.Perfidy of Harlay.M. de Monaco.Madame Panache.The Italian Actor and the "False Prude".

A Scientific Retreat.The Peace of Ryswick.Prince of Conti King of Poland.His Voyage and Reception.King of England Acknowledged.Duc de Conde in Burgundy.Strange Death of Santeuil.Duties of the Prince of Darmstadt in Spain.Madame de Maintenon's Brother.Extravagant Dresses. Marriage of the Duc de Bourgogne.The Bedding of the Princesse.Grand Balls.A Scandalous Bird.

An Odd Marriage.Black Daughter of the King.Travels of Peter the Great.Magnificent English Ambassador.The Prince of Parma.A Dissolute Abbe.Orondat.Dispute about Mourning.M. de Cambrai's Book Condemned by M. de La Trappe.Anecdote of the Head of Madame de Montbazon.Condemnation of Fenelon by the Pope.His Submission.

Charnace.An Odd Ejectment.A Squabble at Cards.Birth of My Son.The Camp at Compiegne.Splendour of Marechal Boufflers.Pique of the Ambassadors.Tesse's Grey Hat.A Sham Siege.A Singular Scene.The King and Madame de Maintenon.An Astonished Officer.Breaking-up of the Camp.

Gervaise Monk of La Trappe.His Disgusting Profligacy.The Author of the Lord's Prayer.A Struggle for Precedence.Madame de Saint-Simon.The End of the Quarrel.Death of the Chevalier de Coislin.A Ludicrous Incident.Death of Racine.The King and the Poet.King Pays Debts of Courtiers.Impudence of M. de Vendome.A Mysterious Murder.Extraordinary Theft.

The Farrier of Salon.Apparition of a Queen.The Farrier Comes to Versailles.Revelations to the Queen.Supposed Explanation.New Distinctions to the Bastards.New Statue of the King.Disappointment of Harlay.Honesty of Chamillart.The Comtesse de Fiesque.Daughter of Jacquier.Impudence of Saumery.Amusing Scene.Attempted Murder.

Reform at Court.Cardinal Delfini.Pride of M. de Monaco.Early Life of Madame de Maintenon.Madame de Navailles.Balls at Marly.An Odd Mask.Great DancingFortunes of Langlee.His Coarseness.The Abbe de Soubise.Intrigues for His Promotion.Disgrace and Obstinacy of Cardinal de Bouillon.

A Marriage Bargain.Mademoiselle de Mailly.James II.Begging Champagne.A Duel.Death of Le Notre.His Character.History of Vassor.Comtesse de Verrue and Her Romance with M. de Savoie.A Race of Dwarfs.An Indecorous Incident.Death of M. de La Trappe.

Settlement of the Spanish Succession.King William III.New Party in Spain.Their Attack on the Queen.Perplexity of the King.His Will.Scene at the Palace.News Sent to France.Council at Madame de Maintenon's.The King's Decision.A Public Declaration.Treatment of the New King.His Departure for Spain.Reflections.Philip V. Arrives in Spain.The Queen Dowager Banished.

Marriage of Phillip V.The Queen's Journey.Rival Dishes.A Delicate Quarrel.The King's journey to Italy.The Intrigues against Catinat.Vaudemont's Success.Appointment of Villeroy.The First Campaign.A Snuffbox.Prince Eugene's Plan.Attack and Defence of Cremona.Villeroy Made Prisoner.Appointment of M. de Vendome.

Discontent and Death of Barbezieux.His Character.Elevation of Chamillart.Strange Reasons of His Success.Death of Rose.Anecdotes.An Invasion of Foxes.M. le Prince.A Horse upon Roses.Marriage of His Daughter: His Manners and Appearance.

Monseigneur's Indigestion.The King Disturbed.The Ladies of the Halle.Quarrel of the King and His Brother.Mutual Reproaches.Monsieur's Confessors.A New Scene of Wrangling.Monsieur at Table.He Is Seized with Apoplexy.The News Carried to Marly.How Received by the King.Death of Monsieur.Various Forms of Grief.The Duc de Chartres.

The Dead Soon Forgotten.Feelings of Madame de Maintenon.And of the Duc de Chartres.Of the Courtiers.Madame's Mode of Life.Character of Monsieur.Anecdote of M. le Prince.Strange Interview of Madame de Maintenon with Madame.Mourning at Court.Death of Henriette d'Angleterre.A Poisoning Scene.The King and the Accomplice.

Scandalous Adventure of the Abbesse de la Joye.Anecdote of Madame de Saint-Herem.Death of James II. and Recognition of His Son.Alliance against France.Scene at St. Maur.Balls and Plays.The "Electra" of LongepierreRomantic Adventures of the Abbe de Vatterville.

Changes in the Army.I Leave the Service.Annoyance of the King.The Medallic History of the Reign.Louis XIII.Death of William III.Accession of Queen Anne.The Alliance Continued.Anecdotes of Catinat.Madame de Maintenon and the King.

Anecdote of Canaples.Death of the Duc de Coislin.Anecdotes of His Unbearable Politeness.Eccentric Character.President de Novion.Death of M. de Lorges.Death of the Duchesse de Gesvres.

The Prince d'Harcourt.His Character and That of His Wife.Odd Court Lady.She Cheats at Play.Scene at Fontainebleau.Crackers at Marly.Snowballing a Princess.Strange Manners of Madame d'Harcourt.Rebellion among Her Servants.A Vigorous Chambermaid.