Project Gutenberg 2005-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 214 Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de 1675 1755 De Rouvroy, Louis, duc de Saint-Simon Rouvroy, Louis de, duc de Saint-Simon Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin 1804 1869 Delorme, Joseph Sainte-Beuve, C.-A. (Charles Augustin) Sainte-Beuve, Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, C. A. Taine, Hippolyte 1828 1893 Taine, H. A. (Hippolyte Adolphe) Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe Graindorge, Frédéric-Thomas Graindorge, Frederic-Thomas Mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon Siècle de Louis XIV, la régence, Louis XV Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9moires_de_Saint-Simon Produced by Gallica - Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Mireille Harmelin, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon" by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon is a historical account likely written in the early 18th century. This work delves into the intricate social and political dynamics of the French court during the reign of Louis XIV and into the Regency period. It offers a detailed portrayal of court life, exposing the vanity, intrigue, and moral complexities of its characters, particularly focusing on the interactions of the nobility and their manipulations of power. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for Saint-Simon's reflections on the limitations imposed by the courtiers' lives filled with etiquette and competition for favor. He critiques the superficial nature of courtly interactions while capturing the essence of characters through vivid anecdotes. The groundwork laid early demonstrates Saint-Simon's acute observational skills and his intent to unveil the truth behind the façades of nobility, highlighting the tension between personal ambition and the rigid structures of power that defined the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 France -- History -- Regency, 1715-1723 France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774 DC Text FR Histoire Category: Biographies Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Royalty 171958 2025-07-07T09:41:58.320214 text/html 167474 2020-12-12T20:57:59 text/html 153759 2025-07-07T09:42:04.453177 application/epub+zip 155690 2025-07-07T09:42:01.589205 application/epub+zip 133111 2025-07-07T09:42:00.387225 application/epub+zip 314468 2025-07-07T09:42:06.570171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304928 2025-07-07T09:42:03.687189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162739 2022-09-08T08:58:05.659189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160867 2025-07-07T09:41:58.014197 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160815 2020-12-12T20:57:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157029 2020-12-12T20:57:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25536 2025-07-07T09:42:06.705200 application/rdf+xml 16773 2025-07-07T09:42:00.883196 image/jpeg 4070 2025-07-07T09:42:00.631181 image/jpeg 63624 2020-12-12T20:57:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 62970 2020-12-12T20:57:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 65950 2020-12-12T20:57:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 155207 2025-07-07T09:41:58.339241 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia