Memoirs of Count Grammont (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Memoirs of Count Grammont By Petitot hon'mnsxa manoini, Ducul or mazamn. From a miniature by Petitot, junr. 2. Lourez DB Kimoumn, Duonnss or Poursuou'rn. From a paintp ing by Mignard 3. Barbara mnns, coun'mss or castlemaine. From a miniature by Cooper Tm: Comm-r DB gramon'i'. From a painting in the possession of the Due de Gramont. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Memoirs of Count Grammont


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This famous work from the 'French' classical author (although by birth a foreigner) details life in the court of Charles II. Philibert, Comte de Grammont (1621-1707), the subject of the famous Memoirs, was of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin. He was eighty years old when he supplied his brother-in-law, Antoine Hamilton, with the materials for his Memoires. They were said to have been written at Grammont's dictation, but it is very evident that Hamilton's share is the most considerable. Moreover Grammont, though he had a reputation for wit, was no writer, and there is no reason to suppose that he was capable of producing a work which remains a masterpiece of style and witty portraiture.







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