[ PREFACE. ]

[ SECTION I. ]

[ SECTION II.—LOUIS XIV. ]

[ SECTION III.—MADEMOISELLE DE FONTANGE. ]

[ SECTION IV.-MADAME DE LA VALLIERE. ]

[ SECTION V.—MADAME DE MONTESPAN ]

[ SECTION VI.—MADAME DE MAINTENON. ]

[ SECTION VII.—THE QUEEN—CONSORT OF LOUIS XIV. ]

[ BOOK 2. ]

[ SECTION VIII.—PHILIPPE I., DUC D’ORLEANS. ]