Vintage book Complete and authentic memoirs of the Duke of

Complete and authentic memoirs of the Duke of Saint Simon on the century of Louis xiv and the Regency. Collated on the original manuscript by m. Chruel. Preceded by a note by Mr. Sainte Beuvede the French Academy. Volume eighth. Hachette 1857. 503 pages. Dimensions: 2.8 x 12 x 18 cm. The Memoirs of Saint-Simon are a posthumous work of Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755), whose manuscript comprises nearly 3000 pages. Considered a monument of French literature, this text has had a decisive influence on authors such as Chateaubriand, Stendhal, Balzac and Proust. The title Memoirs of Saint-Simon is that of the original manuscript, kept at the National Library of France.