Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 2 / Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe

These memoirs present episodic, first-person recollections of daily life and intrigues at the mid-eighteenth-century French court, recorded by a lady's maid to a powerful royal favorite. They combine personal anecdotes, descriptions of salons and ceremonies, and behind-the-scenes accounts of patronage, family disputes, clerical and Jesuit influence, medical and occult practices, and the personalities who shaped favor and downfall. The narration emphasizes social maneuvering, the role of confidantes and confessors, the mingling of superstition with politics, and the domestic details that illuminate broader court culture.