Memoirs Duc de Saint-Simon

This the third volume of Saint-Simon’s Memoirs, opens with the funeral of the Sun King and chronicles the violent quarrels f the Regent with the Duc du Maine, senior of the late king’s bastards; espionage and intrigues concerning the Stuart pretender, the debauched life of the Regent and his ‘public harem’; the persecution of Voltaire – and hundreds of other fascinating episodes teeming with stunning character sketches.