Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette by Mme. Campan

Description

Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan entered the household of Marie Antoinette in 1774 and stayed with the queen through Court, revolution, and ruin until the night she was parted from her mistress forever. Her account runs from the manners of the antechamber to the great political shocks, seen from inside the room where they were discussed and decided.

Her memoir is at once testimony, portrait gallery, and apology — a look at the last years of the French monarchy from the woman who dressed the queen’s hair, kept her secrets, and followed her through the Tuileries crisis and the flight to Varennes. It is, quite simply, indispensable reading for anyone who wants Versailles and the Revolution from the inside of the royal household.

Why readers still come back to it

• Sixteen years at the queen’s elbow, recorded with candour and sorrow.
• A court life unmatched in detail: etiquette, intrigue, and daily reality.
• The indispensable inside account of Versailles crossing into the Revolution.

About this DodaBooks edition

This long memoir is set for easy movement: clear type, a structured table of contents, and chapter arrangement that mirrors the stages of the reign. The antechamber opens in the file your purchase delivers at once.