An aristocratic Frenchwoman's personal record of the dazzling extravagance of the Ancien Régime, of the court of Marie Antoinette, of the Revolution, of her life in exile (partly in Upstate New York) and of the court of Napoleon Bonaparte. This famous historically valuable memoir, written for her son, ends with Napoleon's return from Elba in 1815. (Summary by barbara2)
Chapters
1 Part 1 Ch 1: Childhood of Mlle Dillon 16 min 2 Part 1 Ch 2: Death of Mme Dillon 17 min 3 Part 1 Ch 3: Visits to Languedoc 20 min 4 Part 1 Ch 4: Matrimonial Projects 13 min 5 Part 1 Ch 5: The Marriage Preliminaries 9 min 6 Part 1 Ch 6: Marriage and Presentation at Court 17 min 7 Part 1 Ch 7: First Season in Society 16 min 8 Part 1 Ch 8: Eve of the Revolution 22 min 9 Part 1 Ch 9: Fall of the Bastille 19 min 10 Part 1 Ch 10a: Versailles Invaded by the Mob 23 min 11 Part 1 Ch 10b: Versailles Invaded by the Mob 19 min 12 Part 1 Ch 11: Visit to Switzerland 26 min 13 Part 1 Ch 12a: Residence in Holland 16 min 14 Part 1 Ch 12b: Residence in Holland 13 min 15 Part 1 Ch 13: Flight to Bordeaux 26 min 16 Part 1 Ch 14: Life at Bordeaux 22 min 17 Part 1 Ch 15: Decision to Leave France 19 min 18 Part 1 Ch 16: Voyage to Boston 19 min 19 Part 2 Ch 1: Arrival in America 23 min 20 Part 2 Ch 2: The Farm near Albany 26 min 21 Part 2 Ch 3: Country Life 23 min 22 Part 2 Ch 4: A Visit to New York 27 min 23 Part 2 Ch 5a: Departure for Europe 18 min 24 Part 2 Ch 5b: Departure for Europe 17 min 25 Part 2 Ch 6: Visit to Paris 31 min 26 Part 2 Ch 7a: Exile in England 20 min 27 Part 2 Ch 7b: Exile in England 19 min 28 Part 2 Ch 8: Life at Richmond 17 min 29 Part 2 Ch 9: Return to Paris 26 min 30 Part 2 Ch 10: Life at Le Bouilh 18 min 31 Part 2 Ch 11: The Emperor at Bordeaux 21 min 32 Part 2 Ch 12: The Prefecture at Brussels 30 min 33 Part 2 Ch 13: Visit of the Emperor 18 min 34 Part 2 Ch 14: An Audience with Napoleon 28 min 35 Part 2 Ch 15: Return of the King 24 min 36 Part 2 Ch 16: The First Restoration 20 min 37 Postscript 19 min
