Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois — Volume 1 [Court memoir series]

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Volume I., by Marguerite de Valois, Queen ofNavarreThis 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 Marguerite de Valois, Volume I.Author: Marguerite de Valois, Queen of NavarreRelease Date: September 27, 2006 [EBook #3838]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARGUERITE DE VALOIS ***Produced by David WidgerMARGUERITE DE NAVARREMEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOISMEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS QUEEN OF NAVARREWritten by HerselfBeing Historic Memoirs of the Courts of France and NavarreLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSMarguerite de Valois—Etching by MercierBussi d' Amboise—Painting in the Versailles GalleryDuc de Guise—Painting in the Versailles GalleryCatherine de' Medici—Original Etching by MercierHenri VI. and La Fosseuse—Painting by A. P. E. MortonA Scene at Henri's Court—Original PhotogravurePUBLISHER'S NOTE.The first volume of the Court Memoir Series will, it is confidently anticipated, prove to be of great interest. These Lettersfirst appeared in French, in 1628, just thirteen years after the death of their witty and beautiful authoress, who, whether asthe wife for many years of the great Henri of France, or on account of her own charms and ...