Memoirs of Madame de Montespan — Volume 1

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Volume I., by Madame La Marquise DeMontespanThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Volume I. Being the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV.Author: Madame La Marquise De MontespanRelease Date: September 29, 2006 [EBook #3847]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARQUISE DE MONTESPAN ***Produced by David WidgerMEMOIRS OF MADAME LA MARQUISE DEMONTESPANWritten by HerselfBeing the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSMadame de Montespan——Etching by MercierHortense Mancini——Drawing in the LouvreMadame de la Valliere——Painting by FrancoisMoliere——Original Etching by LalauzeBoileau——Etching by LalauzeA French Courtier——Photogravure from a PaintingMadame de Maintenon——Etching by Mercier from Painting by HuleCharles II.——Original Etching by Ben DammanBosseut——Etching by LalauzeLouis XIV. Knighting a Subject——Photogravure from a Rare PrintA French Actress——Painting by Leon ComerreRacine——Etching by LalauzeBOOK 1.TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.Historians have, on the whole, dealt somewhat harshly with the fascinating Madame de Montespan, perhaps taking theirimpressions from the judgments, often ...