Memoirs of the Court of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (THE GREAT CLASSICS LIBRARY)

Having begun as a reader for Louis XV's daughters, Mme Campan became Marie-Antoinette's chambermaid (a more exalted position in this case than the term suggests) and remained with the royal family until their flight to Varennes in 1791. Her intimate view of Marie-Antoinette is now a major source on that queen's life.