The Reign and Amours of the
Bourbon Régime

 
A Brilliant Description of
the Courts of Louis XVI,
Amours, Debauchery, Intrigues,
and State Secrets, including
Suppressed and Confiscated MSS.

The Book of the
Illustrious Dames

BY
Pierre de Bourdeïlle, Abbé de Brantôme

With Introductory Essay By
C.-A. Sainte-Beuve

Unexpurgated Rendition into English

PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR MEMBERS OF THE
VERSAILLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NEW YORK