Project Gutenberg 2004-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 2687 Campan, Mme. (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) 1752 1822 Campan, Jeanne Louise Henriette Genet Campan, Madame (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) Genet, Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Complete Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen Produced by David Widger "Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Complete" by Mme. Campan is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The memoirs offer a unique, firsthand glimpse into the opulence and turmoil of the French court during the time of Marie Antoinette. The narrative is enriched by the perspective of Madame Campan, who served as the Queen's reader and First Lady in Waiting, providing insights into both royal life and the surrounding political atmosphere. The beginning of the memoirs sets the stage with a detailed description of the court during the reign of Louis XV, shortly before Marie Antoinette's arrival in France. Madame Campan introduces herself and recounts her initial days at court, including her experiences with the royal family, especially the Princesses, and the etiquette that governed their lives. She captures moments filled with both levity and gravity, reflecting on royal intentions, individual character traits, and the court's general atmosphere, which blends the grandeur of nobility with personal anecdotes that humanize the figures involved. Through her observations, Madame Campan reveals the complex interplay between duty, societal expectations, and the personal lives of the royals, foreshadowing the turbulent events that would engulf France in the years to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/3891/3891-h/images/cover.jpg http://book.klll.cc/files/3891/3891-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- Court and courtiers Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 DC Text Category: Biographies Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Royalty 1086361 2025-08-02T09:27:41.513449 text/html 1106453 2021-01-09T01:40:53 text/html 1675324 2025-08-02T09:27:50.370456 application/epub+zip 1693163 2025-08-02T09:27:42.803454 application/epub+zip 468136 2025-08-02T09:27:42.235451 application/epub+zip 1952675 2025-08-02T09:27:56.874410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1904405 2025-08-02T09:27:49.876415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680602 2022-09-02T12:15:11.256971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970861 2025-08-02T09:27:40.620481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 970890 2021-01-09T01:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 962899 2021-01-09T01:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21701 2025-08-02T09:27:57.026368 application/rdf+xml 20229 2025-08-02T09:27:42.337430 image/jpeg 2853 2025-08-02T09:27:42.287441 image/jpeg 359147 2021-01-09T01:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 1660162 2021-01-09T01:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 358050 2021-01-09T01:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 1661748 2025-08-02T09:27:41.644509 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