Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself

pubOne.info present you this new edition. Up to the time of the Du Barry the court of France had been the stage where the whole political and human drama of that country was enacted. Under Louis XV the drama had been transformed into parades— parades which were of as much importance to the people as to those who took part in them. The spectators, hitherto silent, now began to hiss and be moved. The scene of the comedy was changed, and the play was continued among the spectators. The old theatre became