Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette
Author: first_name: Henriette
last_name: Campan
Language: English
Year: 1852

Introduced into the royal household as court reader at the age of 15 and later rising to the office of first lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette, Mme Campan was privy to the many trials and tribulations of this unfortunate queen. Her memoirs offer a fascinating insight into the intrigues, the complexities of court life, the characters and behaviors of its occupants and guests rather than on the tumultuous historical events of the period.
QUOTE: "I shall relate what I have seen. I shall make kno