Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon, Vol. 3: On the Reign of Louis XIV. And the Regency
Early life of Louis XIV - His education - His enormous His ignorance - Cause of the war with Holland - His mistakes and weakness in war - The ruin of france-origin of Versailles The King's love of adulation and jealousy of people who came not to Court - His spies - His vindictiveness - Opening of letters Confidence sometimes placed in him - A lady in a predicament 225.
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