Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1715-1723: Fatal Weakness
The Sun King, Louis XIV is dead, and intrigue and espionage run rampant at a royal court where indulgence and excess are the norm.  Saint-Simon now has close ties to the most powerful man in France, the Regent Duc d'Orléans, but he also has enemies stronger than ever before. Both high drama and frivolous escapades reach new heights as he takes us breathlessly into his final days at the French court, and the end of an era.