Project Gutenberg 2004-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 97 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, Volume 1 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, Volume 1" by Mme. Campan is a historical memoir that provides a firsthand account of life at the French court during the reign of Louis XVI and the tumultuous period preceding the French Revolution. Written in the early 19th century, the book offers insight into the personal experiences and observations of its author, who served as the First Lady in Waiting to Marie Antoinette. The memoir covers key events surrounding the queen and highlights the intricacies of court life, the political environment, and societal issues of the time. In her memoir, Mme. Campan narrates her experiences at the court and provides a detailed depiction of Marie Antoinette, portraying her both as a queen and an individual facing immense challenges. The book presents anecdotes about various notable figures of the time, such as Louis XVI, and recounts events from the queen's marriage to the Dauphin up to the tensions leading to the revolution. Mme. Campan reflects on the misinterpretations and false narratives surrounding Marie Antoinette, who often struggled with the rigid etiquette and public scrutiny of the court. Through her personal observations, Campan seeks to humanize the queen, depicting her as kind-hearted yet vulnerable, while also illustrating the broader historical context of the monarchy's decline and the emerging revolutionary fervor in France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Court and courtiers Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Royalty 114192 114134 2024-10-02T10:24:04.439131 2023-10-02T09:09:19.365333 text/html text/html 114185 114127 2024-10-02T10:24:04.858116 2023-10-02T09:09:19.504348 text/html text/html 136254 2024-10-02T10:24:12.121097 application/epub+zip 136389 2024-10-02T10:24:09.043105 application/epub+zip 104860 2024-10-02T10:24:07.443115 application/epub+zip 349380 2024-10-02T10:24:14.224086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339052 2024-10-02T10:24:11.095127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130201 2022-09-02T12:14:00.409383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103005 102998 2024-10-02T10:24:04.096163 2023-10-02T09:09:19.202361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102909 2021-01-09T01:40:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40197 2021-01-09T01:40:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19485 2024-10-02T10:24:14.353070 application/rdf+xml 23947 2024-10-02T10:24:08.192130 image/jpeg 4668 2024-10-02T10:24:07.820136 image/jpeg 135604 2024-10-02T10:24:04.869142 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia