tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723606852000323812.post8519873386581542877..comments2024-01-22T20:52:10.697-08:00Comments on Titillating Tidbits About 18th Century France: Practical JokerLeah Marie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05432159961271108072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723606852000323812.post-3720631918602998592010-08-01T23:14:25.128-07:002010-08-01T23:14:25.128-07:00DUH! I just now saw that! Well, whatever the case ...DUH! I just now saw that! Well, whatever the case may be, I am quite certain there is some truth to Mme Campan's writing, and if she loved MA that much, surely MA was simply that loveable!stephaniehttp://www.belleimage.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723606852000323812.post-51474935855827741462010-07-31T04:05:20.796-07:002010-07-31T04:05:20.796-07:00Oui! The book listed as RECOMMENDED READING in th...Oui! The book listed as RECOMMENDED READING in the post above is an interesting account of life at Versailles, as written by Mme Campan, one of Marie Antoinette's most faithful femmes de chambre. I will be posting more on Madame Campan in the future, but for now you should know that her memoirs were published in 1815 (many years after the Revolution) and its accuracy has been called into question by historians. Some say Mme Campan invented or emblished stories and others contend her deep affection and sentimentality gilded her writing.Leah Marie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432159961271108072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723606852000323812.post-72007466057749549022010-07-31T00:16:18.385-07:002010-07-31T00:16:18.385-07:00MA sounds as if she would have been a fun queen to...MA sounds as if she would have been a fun queen to attend to during her younger years. Are there any writings by any of her Lady-in-waiting describing what that experience might have been like? That would be really interesting to read.Stephaniehttp://www.belleimage.webs.comnoreply@blogger.com